Medieval pottery and post-medieval domestic finds at Sylvan, Clacton Road, Thorrington (EHER 80583)

Test pitting revealed a small quantity of medieval pottery. The rest of the finds were restricted to the 19th to 20th century.

June 2006. Test Pit 5. Small amounts of pottery were recovered from Test Pit 5, the majority of which dates to the Victorian period. An additional four sherds of medieval Essex Grey ware were also recovered from the same contexts two and five. The medieval activity identified from Test Pit 5 was probably the site of open fields as part of scattered medieval occupation throughout Thorrington. The site most probably remained open fields through the post medieval period, as clay pipe was also excavated from contexts one and four, until activity increased into the 19th century and the current house was built in the 20th century. The finds consist of Ceramic Building Material, slate, glass, coal, iron nails, scrap iron with animal bone and oyster shell, which were excavated from contexts two, four, five and six, most of which probably relate to the construction of the house, although some may relate to its prior use as open fields. <1>