Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 986: summary

Archaeological evaluation on land adjacent to The Griffin Public House, Parsonage Street, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2JT: July 2016
by Laura Pooley (with contributions from Stephen Benfield)

Date report completed: August 2016
Location: land adjacent to The Griffin Public House, Parsonage Street, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2JT
Map reference(s): TL 81638 30389 (c)
File size: 1,945 kb
Project type: Archaeological evaluation by trial-trenching
Significance of the results: *
Keywords: modern, wall foundations, public house

Summary. An archaeological evaluation by trial-trenching was carried out on land adjacent to The Griffin public house, Parsonage Street, Halstead, Essex in advance of the construction of a single dwelling with garage. A Grade II listed building of early 18th-century date, The Griffin public house is shown on early OS maps alongside a number of buildings on the development site that may have been associated with the pub.. The evaluation revealed three sections of wall foundations made from 19th- to 20th-century red bricks, and a contemporary yard surface. These appear to be the remains of the buildings shown on the OS maps.