An archaeological evaluation by trial-trenching at Orchard House, Main Road, Howe Street, Chelmsford, Essex: November 2014

An evaluation by trial-trenching undertaken by CAT at Orchard House,
Main Road, Howe Street, Chelmsford produced a small quantity of
finds of later prehistoric (later Bronze Age) and medieval (late 12th- to 14th-century) date from a soil layer sealed below modern topsoil. The presence of pieces from flint cores indicates flint working on the site or in the immediate area. The small quantity of medieval pottery possibly relates to manure scatter away from the main settlement focus at that time. Apart from the base of a possible post-hole (undated) no significant archaeological features were present.