Medieval fish tank, Rochford-Golf Course (EHER 9778)

Clearing of rough growth around a spring revealed a brick wall attached to an early-16th century two-chambered structure with a stone floor.

1978. Field survey. Clearing of rough growth around a spring revealed a brick wall attached to an early 16th century two-chambered structure with a stone floor. This appears to be a storage tank for fish taken from an adjacent, now filled, pond. The floor was later partly lifted and the cross wall breached to allow better drainage when the structure fell into disuse. A wooden, later an iron, pump was then erected over the large chamber. Finds were to go to Southend Museum. <1> <2> <3> NRHE data transfer: no new information. Note: It is unclear if the mapped polygon denotes the extent of the survey or the extent of the 'fish processing site'. The mapped point may denote the location of the fish tank itself.