Salvage excavation by T.E. Miller (GCAG) at Plumb's Yard (St John's Close), junction of Carmel Street and South Street, Great Chesterford, 1982 - EEX17263

The excavation of Plumb’s Yard (St John’s Close), at the junction of Carmel Street and South Street, was undertaken in advance of redevelopment by T.E. Miller and the GCAG in 1982. The site had previously been a garden and a slaughterhouse yard. Two areas (PY1 and 2) were examined. Area 1 comprised a formal excavation at the western end of the development; this area was bisected by a 19th-century wall. Area 2, 10m to the east of Area 1, comprised a watching brief on topsoil stripping. A watching brief was also undertaken during the cutting of a sewage trench next to the site entrance on South Street, where three features were recorded but not excavated; one of these was dated to the 16th century. NRHE data transfer: Archive to go to Saffron Walden Museum?