Capon, L. (2005). The former Drill hall Site, Waltham Abbey, Results of an Archaeological Excavation: Archive Report. AOC Archaeology Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1031971. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 The former Drill hall Site, Waltham Abbey, Results of an Archaeological Excavation: Archive Report
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Series:		 AOC Archaeology unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1031971
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 The site was first occupied in the medieval period, when it was little more than a marshy extension of the River Lea. Midden clearance and pit-digging characterised the first anthropogenic activity in site during the medieval period. During the 14th century, the first structure and industrial use of the site was established; a shelter for tanning, a working surface and a tanning pit indicate direct habitation, as do three small cesspits. During the 16th century, the site was used for small industries; both tanning and leatherworking were conducted. Following the Dissolution of Waltham Abbey after 1540, houses began to be constructed along the Highbridge Street frontage using stonework from the Abbey, with a metre of made ground raising the site above the water table. There appear to have been two individual plots of land, one to the east and one to the west. The occupants of at least one of these houses appear to have been horn-workers, the waste from their work filling several pits. A range of new houses was built in the 1780s to provide accommodation for workers at the Gunpowder factory, the largest being the Storekeeper's House that lay in the east of the site. These houses were demolished in the 20th century, making way for the Drill Hall and Government House, which was founded on immense concrete foundations.
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Author:		 Les Capon ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 AOC Archaeology Ltd
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Essex County Council Historic Environment (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2005
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Site: The former Drill Hall Site, Highbridge Street
County: Essex
District: Epping Forest
Parish: WALTHAM ABBEY
Country: England
Grid Reference: 537800, 200510 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) AWL (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BOWL (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BOWL (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BUCKLE (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CLUMP SOLE (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DISH (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DISH (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) HORSESHOE (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) HORSESHOE (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) JAR (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) JUG (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SADDLE (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHOE (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) STRAP END (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) WHETSTONE (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) HORN CORE PIT (Monus)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) OFFICIAL HOUSE (Monus)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) RUBBISH PIT (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) RUBBISH PIT (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) TANNING PIT (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) WORKERS COTTAGE (Monument Type England)
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OASIS Id: aocarcha1-10043
OBIB: N/A
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Note:		 A4, 164 pages, 35 illustrations
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Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018