Nineteenth century foundations and undated pits at Boreham Hall Cottages, The Chase, Boreham (EHER 80838)

Archaeological monitoring identified the truncated remains of foundations for the 19th century cottages that occupied the SE part of the site, and which were recently demolished. Three pits of moderate size were also observed and whilst they could not be accurately dated are probably broadly contemporary with the building remains.

August 2023. Watching brief. Archaeological monitoring identified the truncated remains of foundations for the 19th century cottages that occupied the SE part of the site, and which were recently demolished. The remains were observed and photographed but not recorded in detail. Three pits of moderate size were observed (in section only) cutting natural gravel and could not be accurately dated but were probably broadly contemporary. The only in situ artefacts were small fragments of 19th century transfer-printed pottery and small to large fragments of post-medieval brick, none of which could be recovered. <1>