Ashworth, H., Firth, H., Semmelmann, K. and Turner, C. (2003). Land off Weaverhead lane Archaeological Monitoring Report. Heritage Network. https://doi.org/10.5284/1000857. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land off Weaverhead lane Archaeological Monitoring Report
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Series:		 Heritage Network unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1000857
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Abstract:		 As the result of archaeological conditions on the planning permissions for new developments on land off Weaverhead lane, the Heritage Network was commissioned by the developers to undertake an archaeological evaluation of the site. Four areas were investigated. The first phase covered the area of a proposed garage block and car port in the south-western corner of the site to the rear of 30-32 Town Street. A number of post-medieval and medieval features and deposits were recorded, including a number of pits, a former garden path and leveling deposits. The second phase encompassed the building footprint along the street frontage plus a 2m margin on the western side. A number of late medieval features with well-preserved artefacts were excavated. These included a cess-pit and a large ditch close to the street frontage. The environmental and artefactual analyses provided further evidence for the cutlery industry in Thaxted, indicating that blade manufacture occurred in close proximity to handle production on or near the present site. The investigation of the post-medieval and modern features both in this area and in area 2 suggests that the site was converted to a residential garden after the decline of the cutlery industry, before being used for manufacturing purposes again in the 20th century. The third phase, lay in the plot of land to the rear of 34 Town Street. This area was fully recorded then preserved in situ beneath the driveway. Recorded features included a former boundary wall running east-west as well as a square posthole and a number of pits. The fourth phase was also located to the rear of 34 Town Street and overlapped with the eastern edge of area 3. This area covered a further proposed garage block. Nine features were identified in this small area, including: two pits, a ditch, a possible quarry, two post-holes, a wall foundation and two linear features. The features in this area all date to the post medieval period or later.
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Author:		 Helen Ashworth ORCID icon
H Firth
Karin Semmelmann
C Turner
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Publisher:		 Heritage Network
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Essex County Council Historic Environment Records (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2003
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Site: Land off Weaverhead Lane
Parish: THAXTED
District: Uttlesford
County: Essex
Country: England
Grid Reference: 561230, 231010 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Leather Items (Find)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Ditches/Pits (Monus)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) FACTORY (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Rubbish It/Quarry (Monus)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) Service Trenches (Monus)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: heritage1-4830
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Note:		 A4 booklet, green cover, comb bound
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Created Date:		 23 Nov 2016