A River Runs Through It: Enhancing our understanding of 19th century London through an examination of the city's riverine archaeology

本研究使用考古和历史材料来考察切尔西堤防的建设对切尔西河畔工人阶级居民的社会和经济影响。在此过程中，它将研究水乡在社区概念、文化景观和水边居民的地方感方面的重要性。为了探索这些主题，研究问题提出：1。在筑堤之前和之后的时期，切尔西的泰晤士河河滨景观的特点是什么？路堤前后的社会和经济关系的本质是什么？是否有证据表明，在路堤建设之前或之后，切尔西有一个工人阶级的“社区”？3. 切尔西堤岸的建设对工人阶级居民的实际影响是什么？切尔西堤岸的建设对工人阶级居民有什么更广泛的社会和经济影响？

This research uses archaeological and historical material to examine the social and economic impacts of the construction of the Chelsea Embankment on the working-class riverside residents of Chelsea. In doing so, it will examine the significance of watery places with regards to notions of community, cultural landscapes and sense of place for waterside residents. In order to explore these themes, the research questions ask:1. What was the character of the Thames riverside landscape at Chelsea in the pre- and post-Embankment period?2. What was the nature of social and economic relationships pre- and post-Embankment and is there evidence of a working-class 'community' in Chelsea prior to or after the Embankment construction? 3. What were the physical impacts of the construction of the Chelsea Embankment on the working-class residents?4. What were the wider social and economic effects of the Chelsea Embankment construction on the working-class residents?