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Figure 20: Profiles through fortification. See Figure 35 for profile locations.Figure 21: The Rotunda building from the east, framed by a large spur of the practicefortification. Photograph: Derek Kendall DP049765 © English HeritageIt is worth noting at this point that though the Rotunda compound itself was notsurveyed, the Rotunda building appears to sit on a large platform which is as high as thefortification earthwork and appears to sit on top of the reverse (western flank) of theearthwork which is visible inside the Rotunda compound but this has probably beencaused by modern developments and alterations.Continuing northwards, beyond the Rotunda compound, the height of the earthworkdiminishes and the very slight remains of an outer ditch around 4m wide can be seen© ENGLISH HERITAGE2814 - 2009
(Figure 22). The ditch appears to disappear at the southern end under the main scarpof the line close to the northern end of the Rotunda compound. It may be that theearthwork in this section was disturbed and rebuilt to a slightly different line. Theearthwork evidence suggest possible phasing at one of the angle changes (TQ 42647825) where the northern section of the ditch appears to cut the southern sectionsuggesting it was constructed at a later date. The main bank scarp phasing contradictsthis relationship and it is not clear whether it was the bank or ditch that had been rebuilt.Figure 22: The slight remains of the ditch which is still visible at the northern end of thepractice fortification. Photograph: Sarah Newsome 2008 © English HeritageOn the western side of the boundary wall the earthwork has been disturbed by laterSecond World War trench digging but short stretches of the reverse flank can beidentified (Figure 37). This is also true within the Rotunda compound but again it is notclear how much the earthworks in this area have been remodelled. A number of linearearthworks are visible on the ground that slopes away to the east of the fortification.Apart from later drainage features one possible track was identified as two small parallelscarps and other earthworks may relate to later 19 th -century or 20 th -century landscaping.© ENGLISH HERITAGE2914 - 2009
Page 2 and 3: Research Department Report Series14
Page 4 and 5: CONTENTSINTRODUCTION 1Background to
Page 6 and 7: Figure 1: The location of the surve
Page 8 and 9: PREVIOUS RESEARCHThe area has been
Page 10 and 11: Barrack Field at Woolwich, on which
Page 12 and 13: The Repository exercises have been
Page 14 and 15: tracks around the grounds and featu
Page 16 and 17: The arrival of the RotundaBy the en
Page 18: from 1820 by RW Lucas shows guns ar
Page 21 and 22: Figure 11: A photograph taken in 18
Page 23 and 24: Commissioned Officers, Royal Artill
Page 25 and 26: demonstrated by the coloured map dr
Page 27 and 28: the right to cut hay in the grounds
Page 29 and 30: of structures that are discussed in
Page 31: it may now appear perched on top of
Page 35 and 36: particular detail. Photographs from
Page 37 and 38: to the Field Officers’ and Staff
Page 39 and 40: A structure related to the drainage
Page 41 and 42: Figure 30: Zigzag trench which is s
Page 43 and 44: later addition and that the scarp i
Page 45 and 46: Later 20 th century training facili
Page 47 and 48: added to the Repository’s teachin
Page 49 and 50: METHODOLOGYTotal StationDetail was
Page 51 and 52: Maurice-Jones, RA 1959 The History
Page 53 and 54: 1 inch to 10 feet. Surveyed under d
Page 55 and 56: © ENGLISH HERITAGE 5114-2009Figure
Page 57 and 58: Figure 36B: 1867 survey by Lt. Col.
Page 59 and 60: © ENGLISH HERITAGE 5514-2009Figure
Page 61 and 62: ReferenceNumberDescriptionDirection
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