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Wessex Archaeology The Manor of the More Northwood, Hertfordshire Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results Ref: 85202 July 2013 The Manor of the More, Northwood, Hertfordshire Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results Prepared for: Videotext Communications Ltd 11 St Andrews Crescent CARDIFF CF10 3DB Prepared by: Wessex Archaeology Portway House Old Sarum Park SALISBURY Wiltshire SP4 6EB www.wessexarch.co.uk Report Date: July 2013 Report Ref: 85202.01 © Wessex Archaeology Ltd 2013, all rights reserved Wessex Archaeology Ltd is a Registered Charity No. 287786 (England & Wales) and SC042630 (Scotland) The Manor of the More, Northwood, Hertfordshire Evaluation report and assessment of results Quality Assurance Project Code 85202 Accession N/A Client N/A Code Ref. 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The Manor of the More, Northwood, Hertfordshire Evaluation report and assessment of results The Manor of the More Northwood, Hertfordshire Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results Contents Summary...........................................................................................................................................iv Acknowledgements............................................................................................................................v 1 INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................1 1.1 Project Background..............................................................................................................1 1.2 The Site, Location and Geology...........................................................................................1 1.3 Historical and Archaeological Background...........................................................................2 1.4 Historical Background ..........................................................................................................2 1.5 Archaeological background..................................................................................................4 1952-5 excavations.....................................................................................................4 Evaluations (1991)......................................................................................................6 Watching Brief (1995 and 1996) .................................................................................6 Scrub Clearance (2010)..............................................................................................7 Geophysical survey, GSB Prospection Ltd (2011) .....................................................7 2 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES....................................................................................................7 3 METHODOLOGY.................................................................................................................7 3.1 Geophysical Survey .............................................................................................................7 3.2 Evaluation Trenches ............................................................................................................8 3.3 Copyright..............................................................................................................................8 4 RESULTS ............................................................................................................................8 4.2 Geophysical Results ............................................................................................................8 Magnetic Survey (Figure 2)........................................................................................9 GPR Survey (Figures 3-4) .........................................................................................9 4.3 Evaluation Trenches ..........................................................................................................12 Trench 1 (Figures 5-6) ..............................................................................................12 Trench 2 (Figure 7) ..................................................................................................13 Trench 3 (Figure 8) ..................................................................................................15 Trench 4 (Figure 9) ..................................................................................................16 Trenches 5 and 6 (Figure 10) ..................................................................................16 Trench 7 (Figure 11) ................................................................................................17 5 FINDS ................................................................................................................................17 5.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................17 5.2 Pottery................................................................................................................................17 Medieval ...................................................................................................................17 Post-Medieval ...........................................................................................................18 i Doc Ref 85202.01 The Manor of the More, Northwood, Hertfordshire Evaluation report and assessment of results 5.3 Ceramic Building Material (CBM).......................................................................................18 5.4 Stone..................................................................................................................................19 5.5 Glass..................................................................................................................................19 5.6 Coin....................................................................................................................................19 5.7 Metalwork...........................................................................................................................19 5.8 Worked bone......................................................................................................................19 5.9 Animal Bone.......................................................................................................................19 Medieval ...................................................................................................................20 Post-medieval ...........................................................................................................20 Modern......................................................................................................................20 Undated ....................................................................................................................20 5.10 Marine Shell .......................................................................................................................20 5.11 Other Finds ........................................................................................................................20 5.12 Potential and Further