Richards Stone boundary marker (EHER 606)
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Summary
Richards Stone is a boundary stone thought to have first been erected in 1642 to mark the boundary of the Forest of Waltham, and re-erected and placed on a concrete base in 1909.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 5190 9688 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NAVESTOCK, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
'Richards Stone'. Boundary stone of Waltham Forest. Erected in 1642 (re-erected in 1909). <1>
The earlier stones are probably those erected in 1642 by the Commissioners after a perambulation of the Forest following an Act of Parliament passed in 1641. They now stand on concrete bases having been re-erected in or around 1909. Richards Stone is at the north east corner of Curtismill Green, approximately 1.25 miles east north east of St Mary's Church, Stapleford Abbots. <2>
See also <3>.
Stone is shown on a map of the 1641 perambulation, tracing is in the SMR, taken from Fisher's 'Forest of Essex' with additions. <4> <5>
1975. Field survey.
Stone is extant. <6>
See also <7>.
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX2370 DESC TEXT: Turbin, T.. unknown. SMR.
- <2> SEX356 Monograph: RCHME. 1923. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume IV, South-East. Vol 4, p188.
- <3> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TQ59NW(M).
- <4> SEX2397 Map: Unknown. 1641. Forest of Waltham According to the Perambulation of 1641. Tracing in SMR.
- <5> SEX2398 Bibliographic reference: Fisher, W.R.. 1887. The Forest of Essex.
- <6> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. Stevens, P.A., 08-SEP-75.
- <7> SEX62031 Desk-Based Assessment: Bennett, A.. 1992. Proposed widening of the M25 an Archaeological Assessment.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TQ59-065
- NRHE identifier: 411602