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Saffron Walden: excavations and research 1972-80
S R Bassett
CBA Research Report No 45 (1982)
Chelmsford Archaeological Trust: Report 1
ISBN 0 906780 15 2
Abstract
The origins and early development of Saffron Walden from prehistoric to medieval times are considered in the light of recent archaeological and historical research.
Contents
- Title pages
- Contents (p v)
- Summary (p x)
- Section1: The origins and early growth of saffron Walden and its district (pp 1-27)
- 1.1 Introduction (p 1)
- 1.2 The prehistoric and Romano-British background by S R Bassett and P J Drury (pp 1-9)
- 1.3 Walden in the sub-Roman/Migration period (pp 9-13)
- 1.4 Walden in the later Anglo-Saxon period (pp 13-15)
- 1.5 Walden in the later 11th and 12th centuries (p 15)
- 1.6 Walden in the 13th century (pp 15-27)
- Section 2: The excavation on prehistoric and Romano-British sites (pp 27-48)
- 2.1 Excavations at Elm Grove (pp 27-35)
- 2.2 Elm Grove: the periglacial features by S Limbrey (p 35)
- 2.3 The flintwork by E Healey, with a contribution by A Clydesdale (pp 35-45)
- 2.4 Prehistoric and Roman material other than flint by P J Drury (pp 45-48)
- 2.5 The lead-glazed bowl by P Arthur (p 48)
- Section 3: The ecavations on medieval sites (pp 48-80)
- 3.1 Castle Meadows (pp 48-61)
- 3.2 Castle Hill House (pp 61-64)
- 3.3 Barnard's Yard (pp 64-66)
- 3.4 Observations: site at the junction of High Street and Abbey Lane by M R Eddy (pp 66-67)
- 3.5 The 'Rose and Crown' Hotel site (pp 67-71)
- 3.6 The Cinema-Maltings site (pp 71-74)
- 3.7 The Gold Street Maltings site (p 74)
- 3.8 Elm Grove, medieval and later features (pp 74-79)
- 3.9 The 1959 section across the magnum fossatum: a reconsideration (pp 79-80)
- Section 4: The medieval finds (pp 80-87)
- 4.1 The medieval pottery by C M Cunningham, with a contribution by J S F Walker (pp 80-85)
- 4.2 Evidence of industrial activity from 1876 excavations by J Bayley and L Bick (pp 85-86)
- 4.3 The bronze binding strip from Saffron Walden by P J Drury (pp 86-87)
- 4.4 The faunal remains by R M Luff (p 87)
- Section 5: Excavations in Abbey Lane by M R Petchey (pp 87-94)
- Section 6: Walden Abbey into Audley End by P J Drury (pp 94-106)
- Section 7: Appendices (pp 106-107)
- 7.1 Entries relating to Walden and Manhall in DBii and a note on Manhall (p 106)
- 7.2 Notes on some medieval roads in Walden Parish (pp 106-107)
- 7.3 Lotegoryshale (p 107)
- 7.4 Evidence of masonary structures, presumed to be medieval, in Walden (pp 107-108)
- Acknowledgements (p 108)
- Notes (pp 108-115)
- Bibliography (p 116)
- Primary sources (published) (p 116)
- Primary sources (unpublished) (p 116)
- Secondary sources (p 116)
- Plates
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