Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1967: summary

Archaeological Monitoring at St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Castle Street, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB1 1BQ
by Bronagh Quinn

Date report completed: July 2023
Location: St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Castle Street, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB1 1BQ
Map reference(s): TL 53890 38836 (centre)
File size: 10461 kb
Project type: Monitoring
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Summary. Archaeological monitoring was carried out at St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Castle Street, Saffron Walden, Essex during groundworks for the construction of a new car park, external stairway and multi-use education area. The southern half of the site lies within the northern boundary of the Saffron Walden Conservation Area Zone 1, with previous archaeological work at the school revealing an undated ditch which may be part of the medieval town's defensive ditch. Monitoring revealed a significant depth of modern layers and postmedieval/ modern made-ground covering the three areas of groundworks. Ground reduction did not go below these layers in two of the three areas, and there were no archaeological remains in the third area.