Post-medieval pottery sherds, the friary, Maldon (EHER 81925)

A watching brief in 1978 recovered post-medieval pottery sherds which included a late Ch'ang porcelain plate base, post-1860; part of a large salt-glazed cistern; a lid in dark orange fabric; and a salt-glaze stoneware bowl.

1978. Watching brief. A drainage trench from the south-east corner of the Adult Education offices to the south-west corner of the Loft coffee bar produced a quantity of post-medieval pottery. The post-medieval pottery included a late Ch'ang porcelain plate base, post-1860; part of a large salt-glazed cistern; a lid in dark orange fabric; and a salt-glaze stoneware bowl, brown externally, grey internally. <1> The site of Carmelite Priory, founded in 1293, and dissolved in 1538. No structural remains survive within the priory grounds. The excavation of a drainage trench was observed in 1978; this showed 1m of 19th century rubbish over an area between Eastern House (Friary East, EHER 38229) and the coffee bar. <2>