Trial trenching by Britannia Archaeology on land at the corner of Station Road, Fullbridge, 2016 - EEX59414

Five 25.00m x 1.80m, one 10.00 x 1.80m trench and a single 2.00m x 2.00m trench were excavated by a 360 degree mechanical excavator with toothless ditching bucket. NRHE data transfer: Site code: MD53. In February 2016, Britannia Archaeology Ltd (BA) undertook a trial trench evaluation in advance of the demolition of existing buildings and the construction of a food store together with access, car-parking, landscaping and associated engineering works, on Land at Corner of Station Road, Fullbridge, Maldon, Essex The main potential for the evaluation was to encounter archaeological remains associated with the post-medieval period expansion of the industrial areas of the historic town of Maldon. The evaluation revealed three phases of activity, the earliest of which comprised the deposition of alluvial clays and gravels. This occurred when the local environment was dominated by the intertidal zone where channels and areas of sediment build up created an environment of marshland and gravel islands which slowly gave way to dryer land in the western area of the site towards Fullbridge and the known settlement. No archaeological phases believed to be earlier than the post-medieval were present. The second phase was represented by the reclamation and consolidation of the area for industry and expansion in the post medieval period. The most recent phase relates to the series of successive erection and demolition of buildings in the 20th century. The evaluation revealed interesting insights into the early environmental development of this area and archaeological stratigraphy associated with the successive phases of consolidation and reclamation in post medieval town expansion. Information from OASIS Online Form.