Probably post-medieval quarry pit, Boreham Feeder Station (EHER 83261)

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Summary

Trial trenching in 2016 recorded a quarry pit.

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Grid reference	TL 7471 1002 (point)
Civil Parish	BOREHAM, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

CLAY PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Description

June 2016. Trial trenching. In the centre of the development area a large hollow was visible in the current ground surface and correlated to a pit encountered in Trench 3. It may have been a backfilled quarry pit, perhaps associated with the construction of the nearby railway. <1>

Sources

<1> SEX74063 Evaluation Report: Stocks-Morgan, H.. 2016. Archaeological Evaluation at the Boreham Feeder Station, Chelmsford, Essex.

Related Events (1)

Archaeological Intervention: Trial trenching by Oxford Archaeology East at Boreham Feeder Station, Chelmsford, 2016 (Ref: SPRS16) (EEX59591)

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