Gaddesden Hall, Water End, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. Archaeological Watching Brief (OASIS ID: heritage1-123688)

As the result of advice from the Local Planning Officer for Dacorum District Council, the Heritage Network was commissioned by the owner to undertake a programme of archaeological monitoring during groundworks at Gaddesden Hall, Noake Mill Lane, Water End, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. The groundworks consisted of the excavation of a soakaway, drainage trenches, wall footings and ground reduction within the drive area to the north of the house. The groundworks revealed a number of brick wall foundations, all of which correspond to the building ranges shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey maps. In addition an icehouse and well were discovered close to the main building and probably date to the same period. The materials used are all very consistent. The only earlier feature revealed was a post-medieval quarry pit, probably excavated during one of the phases of post medieval construction of the site. No evidence was revealed of medieval or early post-medieval activity on the site.

基于达科勒姆区议会地方规划官员的建议，场地所有者委托遗产网络（Heritage Network）在赫特福德郡赫默尔亨普斯特德水端诺克米尔巷的加德登庄园的土方工程中实施考古监测项目。本次土方工程涵盖住宅北侧车道区域内的渗滤坑开挖、排水沟槽开挖、墙基开挖以及场地土方削低作业。本次作业共揭露多处砖墙基础，所有基础均与第一版英国地形测量局（Ordnance Survey）地图上标注的建筑范围相吻合。此外，主体建筑附近还发现一座冰窖与一口水井，二者年代大概率与上述建筑遗存同期。本次揭露的建筑遗存所用建材均高度统一。本次发掘揭露的唯一更早遗迹为一处后中世纪采石坑，推测其开挖于本场地后中世纪时期的某一轮建设阶段。未发现该场地存在中世纪或早期后中世纪时期人类活动的相关证据。