Watching brief by Barry Hillman-Crouch Design and Recording Services at Chandlers, 4 Silver Street, Maldon, 2021 - EEX60094

The floor of 4 Silver Street was taken up to remove the timber floor dated to 1919 and to remove the soil that had been placed between the joists presumably to act as insulation. The room had already been identified as being the open hall of a timber framed building thought to date to the 15th century. Once the overburden was removed the room was trowelled back to reveal any archaeological features. This work was done at the request of Tim Howson, the Conservation Officer for Maldon who recorded the rest of the building.