Monument record 0960100000 - 16-18 Church Street, Brill

Three trial trenches were dug behind 16-18 Church Street, Brill, in advance of the erection of a new shop and house with parking. Pottery was recovered from a feature dated from the 15th to the 19th century and may have been related to the excavation of sand for the manufacture of bricks and tiles in Brill. The absence of any significant quantities of medieval Brill pottery suggests that the immediate area, while used for quarries, was not close to any pottery production site. A ditch was also located dating from the 16th to the 19th century possibly marking the boundary between the excavation works and the village. The area behind 16 and 18 was a garden with a thick cultivated soil making up the ground level until the garage was built on the site in the late 20th century (B1).