Undated garden wall and 19th century architectural fragment, New Hall School, Chelmsford (EHER 80627)

In the area monitored for road widening to the North, the lower courses of a brick-built wall were observed and appeared to be a continuation of the North wall of the historic garden. A moulded architectural fragment was also recovered and may belong to the former Pavilion of the Convent of the Holy Sepulchre.

July 2020. Watching brief. In the area monitored for road widening to the North, the lower courses of a brick-built wall were observed in section. Though no brick could be retrieved for assessment, the wall was aligned on an E-W orientation and appeared to be a continuation of the North wall of the historic garden which now terminates to the West of the Security Office. During the excavation of the service trenches in the area of the former Beaulieu Flat, a moulded architectural fragment was recovered. It measured 0.3m long, by 0.2m wide and 0.06m thick, and retained decorative moulding. The fragment was recovered from the former location of the Pavilion, relating to the Convent of the Holy Sepulchre. The Pavilion probably dated to the Gothic Revival of the mid to later 19th century. The fragment may be from the Pavilion. <1>