Excavation by J.S. Gardner at Coggeshall Abbey, Coggeshall, 1950 - EEX27747

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Grid reference	TL 856 222 (point)
Map sheet	TL82SE
Civil Parish	COGGESHALL, BRAINTREE, ESSEX

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EXCAVATION

Date

01 Jan 1950 - 31 Dec 1950 at some time

Description

A series of test holes were dug in the 1950s to confirm the foundation lines. The outline of the church appears as parch marks in dry summers. The church seems to have been completed by 1167 and survived, with few additions, until the Dissolution.

Sources

<1> SEX27748 Excavation Report: Gardner, J.S.. 1955. Coggeshall Abbey and its Early Brickwork. pp.19-32.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

EHER 8650 Coggeshall Abbey (Monument)

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