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Marshalls House mound, Romford

Has been described as a Questionable Timber Castle (Motte)

There are no visible remains

Name	Marshalls House mound, Romford
Alternative Names
Historic Country	Essex
Modern Authority	London Borough of Havering
1974 Authority	Greater London
Civil Parish	Havering

The site of Marshalls House, Romford, demolished in 1959. A 'motte-and-bailey' is recorded in the grounds, and unspecified Roman finds have been recovered from the area. (PastScape)

An earthwork of 'motte and bailey' measuring 30m x 10m and 6.5m high, containing a 'cooking hearth lined with flints' is reported from the grounds. (PastScape – ref. Essex Countryside Magazine )

Gatehouse Comments

The Essex Countryside Magazine is hardly a journal of record and the reference to a motte and bailey seems to be an isolated and elderly remark not made by an archaeologist. On the first edition OS map of 1881 the alignment of the mound, directly aligned with Marshall House, is most suggestive of a fairly recent garden or park feature. The recorded hearth may just represent a gardeners 'brew up' made during construction.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)

965584

County Historic Environment Record

historicengland.org.uk/services-skills/our-planning-services/greater-london-archaeology-advisory-service/greater-london-historic-environment-record/

OS Map Grid Reference	TQ509896
Latitude	51.5851516723633
Longitude	0.177829995751381
Eastings	550900
Northings	189600