Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1584: summary

Archaeological evaluation on land north of The Old Bakery, High Street, Hempstead, Essex, CB10 2PE
by Dr Elliott Hicks (with contributions from Dr Matthew Loughton, Laura Pooley, Chris Lister, Ben Holloway, Emma Holloway)

Date report completed: August 2020
Location: land north of The Old Bakery, High Street, Hempstead, Essex, CB10 2PE
Map reference(s): TL 63417 38133
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Project type: Evaluation
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Summary. An archaeological evaluation (one trial-trench) was carried out on land north of The Old Bakery, High Street, Hempstead, Essex, in advance of the construction of a new dwelling. The site lies within the village of Hempstead, which has its origins in the medieval period, and north of The Old Bakery, a listed building constructed in the early or mid 19th century. Excavations revealed the remains of a 19th-century building depicted on early editions of the Ordnance Survey map, which stood here until it was demolished at some point after 1960.