Post-medieval building remains at land at Mount Hill, Hallstead (EHER 80177)

Brick wall foundations, a brick floor and garden features associated with a building shown on historic maps were uncovered within the excavation, along with a finds assemblage indicative of 19th and 20th century domestic life.

August 2022. Archaeological excavation. Excavation Area B targeted a building identified within the development area from historic maps. Brick wall foundations, a brick floor and garden features associated with this building were uncovered within the excavation, along with a finds assemblage indicative of 19th and 20th century domestic life. When compared to the archaeological evidence it appears the building is first accurately depicted on the 1876 Ordnance Survey Map, with the dimensions and shape broadly matching the cartographic record, although a structure is mapped in this location as far back as the 1799 OS map. The 1954 OS map depicts the building as being divided into two dwellings. The building appears to have fallen out of use in the early 1960s and was subsequently demolished, possibly to enable a widening of the road and general improvements to the routeway. It is no longer present in the 1968 edition map. <1> May 2021. Trial trenching. Building originally encountered during the evaluation before being full excavated and recorded during the next phase described in <1>. <2>