Aerial photograph interpretation by RCHME (Level 3) at Mucking, Thurrock, 1988-1989 - EEX64115

NRHE data transfer: At the request of Derrick Riley, all crop marks within an area 900 m by 700 m (63 ha.) were plotted, as part of a Level 3 survey. The area plotted is centred upon TQ 6725 8045 and lies within the Essex parish of Thurrock (Thurrock District); it covers the area of the site at Mucking (see TQ 68 SE/16). Mucking is on one of the gravel terraces of the River Thames, and therefore good crop marks of the site have long been observed and photographed. Derrick Riley requested an accurate plot of the crop marks for the purposes of comparison with the excavation plans; no final drawing was requested or produced, only a composite plot on computer paper printed out at scales of both 1:1250 and 1:2500 (collection record HOB UID 937169). No accompanying report was requested, or produced, either.The Digicart photogrammetric plotter was used to plot small areas of the site from vertical aerial photographs, and this was then supplemented by the Bradford AERIAL system, which was used to plot the extensive crop marks seen on the numerous oblique photographs of the site taken over the years. Note: The NRHE does not provide a source for this event.