Maynard, D. (2008). Devon House, Anchor Street, Chelmsford, Essex, Archaeological Evaluation by Trail Trenching. Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit. https://doi.org/10.5284/1017265. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Devon House, Anchor Street, Chelmsford, Essex, Archaeological Evaluation by Trail Trenching
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Series:		 Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1017265
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Abstract:		 An archaeological evaluation was carried out in advance of a residential development at Devon House, Anchor Street, Chelmsford. Two trenches totalling approximately 32m in length were excavated within standing buildings. Only one of the evaluation trenches uncovered substantial remains, elsewhere they were heavily disturbed by demolition and service trenches. In spite of the development lying close to both the Roman town and the London-Colchester road, no evidence of Roman activity was uncovered. All of the structures and features uncovered by the evaluation were industrial in nature and related either to the Anchor Works or Crompton's Arc Works. The remains uncovered consisted largely of brick-built structures, part of the northwest range of the iron foundry, which showed some evidence of rebuilding during its life. Internal features included the base of a furnace close to the outer wall of the range and a flue further inside the building. Some fragments of casting moulds were recovered, together with scattered waste, and these indicated that the works also undertook brass-founding, which may be associated with the ownership of the works by T.H.P. Dennis, a hydraulics engineer.
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Author:		 D Maynard
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Publisher:		 Essex County Council Field Archaeology Unit
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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:		 2008
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Site: Devon House, Anchor Street
Parish: CHELMSFORD
District: Chelmsford
County: Essex
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Devon House Anchor Street Chelmsford
Grid Reference: 570530, 206120 (Easting, Northing)
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20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) BRICK (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) IRON FOUNDRY (Monument Type England)
Roman (Auto Detected Temporal)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: essexcou1-51089
OBIB: 1815
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Note:		 A4, blue spine, 31 pages
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Created Date:		 25 Nov 2016