| Title: |
An Archaeological Evaluation at 31 Church Street, Saffron Walden, Essex |
| Number of Pages: |
21 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
An evaluation was carried out at the proposed site of a residential development, which lay in the heart of the medieval town of Saffron Walden. One of the principal reasons for the investigation was to determine whether or not the inner bailey ditch of the nearby castle ran across the north of the site. No trace of this feature was found. All of the datable material recovered was of the 18th century, suggesting a fairly limited timespan for the observable archaeological record of the site. Many of the deposits, however, contained quantities of broken roof-tiles, probably of 15th century date, suggesting that earlier structures had existed nearby. The evaluation revealed evidence of at least two episodes of extensive truncation of the underlying chalk in the 18th century, which would have removed any earlier evidence present. Part of a large pit was also revealed, which presumably related to chalk extraction. This appeared to have been used subsequently, perhaps to burn chalk to produce lime. [Au(abr)] |
| Author: |
Alison Dickens
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| Publisher: |
Cambridge University Press
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| Year of Publication: |
1998
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| 18th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 15th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1998
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: 31 CHURCH STREET, SAFFRON WALDEN
Study area:
Investigation type: Evaluation
District: Uttlesford
Monument: [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), PIT. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [finds]. Medieval (1066-1540)
Ngr: TL53873860, TL58373860
Parish: Saffron Walden
Postcode: CB101JQ, CB102ST
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
