HERITAGE NETWORK
ABBEY MILLS Waltham Abbey, Essex
IFA
Archaeological Evaluation Report
THE HERITAGE NETWORK LTD
Registered with the Institute of Field Archaeologists as an Archaeological Organisation
Archaeological Evaluation
Prepared on behalf of the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
October 2005
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Abbey Mills, Waltham Abbey. Archaeological Evaluation
Contents
following
The cover photograph shows the brick structure in Trench 5, facing west
Acknowledgements
Summary
Site name and address: County:
District:
Village/town:
Parish:
Planning reference:
NGR:
Client name and address:
Nature of work:
Former land use:
Size of affected area:
Size of area investigated:
Site Code:
Other reference:
Organisation:
Site Director:
Type of work:
Curating Museum:
Start of work
Finish of work
Related SMR Nos:
Periods represented:
Previous summaries/reports:
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Synopsis:
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1.Introduction
1.1 Hertford Planning Service
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
Archaeological Evaluation
1.2
1.3
1.4
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1.5
1.6
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2.Fieldwork
SITE TOPOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY
2.1
2.2
METHODOLOGY
2.3 Project Design
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
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RESULTS
General Site Stratigraphy
2.8
Trench 1
Length (m): Width (m): Maximum Depth (m): Orientation
Level at East End of Trench (mOD) Top Level at West End of Trench (mOD) Top
Base Base Dimensions (m)
Context Type Description
Length Width Depth
2.9
2.10
2.11
2.12
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Trench 2
Length (m): Width (m): Maximum Depth (m): Orientation
Level at North End of Trench (mOD) Top Level at South End of Trench (mOD) Top
Base Base Dimensions (m)
Context Type Description
Length Width Depth
2.13
2.14
2.15
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2.16
2.17
Trench 3
Length (m): Width (m): Maximum Depth (m): Orientation
Level at East End of Trench (mOD) Top Level at West End of Trench (mOD) Top
Base Base Dimensions (m)
Context Type Description
Length Width Depth
2.18
2.19
2.20
2.21
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Trench 4
Length (m): Width (m): Maximum Depth (m): Orientation
Level at North East End of Trench (mOD) Top Base Level at South West End of Trench (mOD) Top
Context Type Description Base Dimensions (m)
Length Width Depth
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2.22
2.23
2.24
2.25
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Trench 5
Length (m): Width (m): Maximum Depth (m): Orientation
Level at North End of Trench (mOD) Top Level at South End of Trench (mOD) Top
Base Base Dimensions (m)
Context Type Description
Length Width Depth
2.26
2.27
2.28
2.29
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Concordance of finds
Pottery Vitrified Brick CBM Animal Bone Horncores
Context No Wt (g) No Wt (g) No Wt (g) No Wt (g) No Wt (g)
Total 7 365 1 230 2 3700 9 1600 13 3975
2.30
Pottery
2.31
2.32
2.33
Recommendations
2.34
Vitrified Brick
2.35
Recommendations
2.36
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Ceramic Building material
2.37
2.38
2.39
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Recommendations
2.40
Animal Bone
2.41
2.42
Recommendations
2.43
Horncores
2.44
2.45
2.46
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Recommendations
2.47
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3.Discussion
3.1
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3.2
Stratigraphy
3.3
3.4
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3.5
Structures
3.6
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3.7
3.8
3.9
3.10
Tanning
3.11
3.12
CONCLUSION
3.13
3.14
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3.15
3.16
3.17
Confidence Rating
3.18
high
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4.Bibliography
The Former Drill Hall Site, Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey, Essex: A Post-Excavation Assessment.
Brief for Archaeological Evaluation at Abbey Mills Highbridge Street, Waltham
Abbey
Abbey Mills, Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey
From the Ship to the Angel
Waltham Abbey, Historic Town Project Assessment Report.
5.Illustrations
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Saffron Walden
Colchester
ESSEX
Harlow Chelmsford
WALTHAM ABBEY
TL 00600
The Site
TL 00500
TL 37800
Site Location Scale 1:1250
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Trench 1
Trench 2
Trench 3
Trench 5
Trial trench
Tr en
ch
4
0 10m
Trench Layout Scale 1:300
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Trench 1
TL 37818 00564
TL 37798 00560
Iron
Trench 2
TL 37822 00554
TL 37828 00528
N
S
Scale 1:100 Figure 3
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Trench 3
TL 37822 00540
TL 37812 00537
Trench 4
TL 37813 00529 TL 37826 00520
Scale 1:60 Figure 4
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Location of Profile
TL 37802 00530 TL 37797 00529
Scale 1:50 Figure 5
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Trench 1
Trench 2
Trench 3
Trench 5 Trench 4
0 10m
Scale 1:400
Trench layout over 1879 OS plan