Digital Archive from Archaeological Excavations at St James's Gardens Burial Grounds, Euston, Camden, Greater London, 2018-2022 (HS2 Phase One)

This collection comprises site data (photographs, sketches and registers), photographs of registered finds, photogrammetric survey images, reports, a CAD site drawing, and spreadsheets of secondary site records and specialist data from excavations St James's Gardens Burial Grounds, London. Work was undertaken by MOLA Headland Infrastructure between 2018 and 2021 and forms part of Phase One of the High Speed 2 (HS2) rail project.

The site was used as a burial ground by the parish of St James's Piccadilly between 1789 and 1853, and burial records indicate that during this time it was used for the interment of over 58,000 individuals. Finds associated with burials from the site represent a highly significant assemblage for the study of post-medieval burial practice and material culture. The 4,255 coffin fittings recovered from the site form the largest collection of post-medieval coffin furniture excavated in the UK.

This archive relates to the excavation and watching brief phase of the project, which was undertaken between January 2018 and June 2021, with post-excavation reporting completed in December 2022. Previous phases of work included geophysical survey, volunteer gravestone recording, and heritage setting of Christie Monument and Baron Southampton Obelisk. Data for previous works at this site can be found in other ADS collections.