Watching brief by M. Sommers, Tilbury Fort, Tilbury, 2010 - EEX62750

Monitoring of a hand excavated shaft, dug to provide access to an area of collapsed drainage culvert at Tilbury Fort. This revealed layers of made ground associated with the raising of the South-East curtain earthwork. This earthwork is related to the reconstruction of the SE curtain during the late 19th century. It consists of distinct layers comprised a dark clayey loam with brick rubble and clean sand. One notable layer comprised entirely of wasters from 19th century brick production. Occasional fragments of 19th century clay pipe and glazed pottery were recovered as well as residual 17th/18th century sherds. Information from OASIS Online Form.