Site Event/Activity record ECC2793 - Watching brief at the former Cooks shipyard and gasworks, Wivenhoe, 2006-7
Location
| Location | Former Cooks shipyard and gasworks, Wivenhoe |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred TM 04029 21405 (56m by 76m) |
| Map sheet | TM02SW |
| County | ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | WIVENHOE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd
Date
March 2006 to November 2007
Description
Over an 18-month period, a watching brief was carried out on groundworks for a residential development (70 x 60m in area) on a former shipyard and gasworks in Wivenhoe. It was possible that remains of medieval waterfront activity and post-medieval ship-building activity might be exposed. Timbers from the 19th-century shipyard were exposed but otherwise the site proved to have been extremely disturbed in modern times. Foundations to one of the gasworks buildings were exposed and there was also much contamination in the area of the gasworks. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC966 Watching Brief Report: Orr, Kate (CAT). 2007. An archaeological watching brief at the former Cooks shipyard and gasworks, Wivenhoe, near Colchester, Essex, March 2006-November 2007. CAT Report 448.
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Record last edited
Dec 9 2019 1:48PM