Archaeological remains in the Radial Distributor Route (RDR), Beaulieu, Essex

An archaeological evaluation was carried out along the Radial Distributor Route (RDR) at Beaulieu, Chelmsford. The fieldwork took place between the 13/08/16 and the 23/09/16. A total of fifty-two trenches were excavated within the proposed development area.
In the centre of the RDR route and immediately south of known Tudor brick kilns a gravel surface, two pits and a gully was encountered. These features were interpreted to be part of a working area associated with the kilns.
Evidence for a medieval field system on a north-west to south-east co-axial alignment was seen in the southern part of the RDR route (Field 3). Within the same field two undated ditches were encountered on a north-east to south-west alignment. These were spaced 10 metres apart and thought to form a possible trackway.
In the southernmost field a series of ditches were recorded all of which are post-medieval or modern in date.