Clover, K. (2015). Archaeological Excavation at Danbury Palace, Main Road, Danbury, Essex. Archaeology South-East. https://doi.org/10.5284/1110175. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological Excavation at Danbury Palace, Main Road, Danbury, Essex
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Series:		 Archaeology South East unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Archaeology South-East (ASE) was commissioned excavation on land at Danbury Palace in advance of the residential redevelopment of the site. The existing early 19th century Palace was built close to or on top of an earlier, 16th-18th century, mansion. This in turn is thought to have succeeded an earlier medieval house, possibly moated. The earliest phase of land use is represented by a pit underlying the 19th yard surface. Retrieved artefacts suggest that it pre-dates 1800 and so may be conjectured to be associated with the 16th to 18th century Danbury Place, the predecessor of Danbury Palace. This pit may be contemporary with other features found during the evaluation stage. The excavation mainly revealed the remains of 19th century brick-built structures to the south and south-west of Danbury Palace including a yard wall, two glasshouses, a possible orangery with a tiled floor and at least one stable block. A metalled surface was recorded to the north of the yard wall. Cast iron hot water pipes for horticulture probably date to this phase also. These are the surviving below-ground remains of a complex of ancillary buildings contemporary with the house and mostly demolished in the 1970s when the Anglia Polytechnic University Hall of Residence was constructed. Evidence of the Palace's later use was revealed in the form of a boiler house and chimney as well as concrete foundations to buildings. These were probably erected during the Second World War when the site was used as a maternity hospital or directly afterwards when the County Council used it as a civil defence training centre. The excavation also revealed more of the demolished 19th century brick-built ancillary buildings of Danbury Palace including parts of two walled yards with stables, storerooms and greenhouses arranged around their edges. Modification and development of these buildings during the later 19th and 20th centuries was apparent. Evidence of the later use of the outbuildings was revealed in the form of a boiler house and chimney as well as concrete foundations. These structures represent the conversion of the house to a maternity hospital in the Second World War, or directly afterwards when the County Council used it as a civil defence training centre. Most of the ancillary buildings were demolished in the 1970s when the Anglia Polytechnic University Hall of Residence was constructed, but a Coach House and buildings to the south and west of it survive.
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Author:		 K Clover
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Publisher:		 Archaeology South-East
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Year of Publication:		 2015
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County: Essex
District: Chelmsford
Parish: Danbury
Country: England
Grid Reference: 576585, 204884 (Easting, Northing)
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PIT (Monument Type England)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: archaeol6-201888
OBIB: Project no. 8229. Report no. 2015023
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Created Date:		 11 Jul 2023