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Mapping Coggeshall from the 1575 Rental Survey
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Survey Review At least two to three Surveyors were deployed
Writing styles and spelling vary Survey broken down By street By property With linear boundary dimensions Coggeshall Hall land excluded No dimensions at all
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Typical text used 2s 3d, The Fre Schole, hows with a garden, west to the streat 3p, esate to Thomas Paycock 2p, 3/4,1/8, north to Thomas Clarck 5p, 3/4, south to Thomas Paycock 5p, 3/4, estemat 17p mor or les
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Typical West Street text
5s 4d Thomas Paycock one parcel of land with tenements be longyng to the same callyd Mattares and Lady Wodes on the north on the hey way towards Brantre on the south on horse les howlden in fee farme on the est of Fynsents of Thomas Peaycock on the west of young Enwew conteynyng 2 ackers.
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Process undertaken for each Street
Reformat the survey, retaining only key data Review the English Heritage Listings for each property Draw a 1575 plot overlay Cross reference original survey, plot overlay dimensions, listing information and current street house numbers
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Survey measurements used
Basic units of measurement used, perch or rod, rood and acre 1 perch = 16.5 feet = 5.03 meters A perch can be a linear or area measurement 40 perches (area) = 1 rood 4 roods = 1 acre Map scale chosen 1:500 or 10mm :approx. 1 perch
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Scope of the Rental Survey
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Data Base Survey key information has been compiled into a Data Base comprising; 230 line entries One for each Survey plot Each entry is given a unique reference number 25 fields Name, street, tenement, close, mead, area, etc In excess of 5000 individual cells
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Data Base Visibility into key elements of the survey
Various reports can easily be produced How many tenements did Thomas Paycocke own? Who were the major land owners? How many orchards are there and what is the acreage? Key input document for digitising the map
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Data Base Statistics Land Title Number % Cum % Freehold 86 39 39
Convent Seal Copy Hold Indenture Fee Farme Unknown
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Data Base Statistics Tenement, single 122 Tenement, multi 58
Garden Parcel of land Orchard Close Croft Mead Others, stable, yard, barn etc 12
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Data Base Statistics Names and property ownership Analysis
95 different names 74 individual family names 180 tenements Analysis 27 individual clothiers 28% 14 clothier families 19% 79 tenements owned 44%
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Data Base Statistics Pareto analysis of land owners
Thomas Paycocke % % John Paycocke % 11.2% William Fuller % 15.2% Richard Sammes % 18.8% Robert Jagon % % George Copsheff % William Saunders % %
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Digitising the map The draft hand drawn maps have been digitised by ECC The maps are digitised as additional layers referenced to the Ordinance Survey Master Map (OSMM) ECC have agreed to “curate” the maps and they will be stored on their computer
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Digitising the map Digitising Each plot is represented by a “polygon”
Each polygon is cross referenced to the Data Base unique number For each plot all of the information relating to the relevant Data Base line entry is recorded within the mapping computer system
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Digitising the map Map Layers, select from a “pick list”
OSMM current plot and building layer Water Roads Contours 1575 plot layer etc Text including the Data Base
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Who wants a map? The “market” for a 1575 map
Comparison between RS map and OSMM Analysis of RS map and Data Base Representative RS map Bespoke Large display format Appropriate size paper copies Internet and download facilities
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Proposed Map Format 1 For in depth detail research and comparison with current town plan 1575 plots with reference numbers in red overlaid on the OSMM in black at scale of 1:500 on large A0 paper size by six sheets As above but a town plan overview at scale of 1:1500 on a single A0 sheet. As above but at a scale of 1:5000 on a single A3 sheet
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Proposed Map Format 2 For detail research of the 1575 town plan and RS Data Base 1575 town plan overview, plots with reference numbers at a scale of 1:5000 digitised on A3 paper size 1575 town centre plan, plots with reference numbers at a scale of 1:1250 digitised on A3 paper size
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Proposed Map Format 3 A representative map of the 1575 RS
At a scale of 1:1500 on a large A0 paper size At a scale of 1:5000 digitised on a A3 paper size
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Proposed Map Format 4 Bespoke and specials
Anything (within reason) any researcher wants
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Where did all this activity go on?
The C16 Cloth Industry Statistics Working population of Coggeshall, 900 Males in cloth industry, %, 251 heads Females in cloth industry, 52%, heads Males in support industries, 34%, heads Males in farming/clergy etc, 10%, heads Broadcloths produced per annum, 1000 Where did all this activity go on?
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The C16 Cloth Industry Compressed manufacturing process for Coggeshall Whites and Broadcloths Fleece storage, preparation and spinning Weaving Fulling, washing and tentering Finishing Point of sale Coggeshall Whites Dyeing Final point of sale Broadcloth
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Outstanding work Still to complete
Finish A0 size maps (ECC printer problems) Develop on line interactive access Review field areas and show on map
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Acknowledgements All the Discovering Coggeshall Team members
Leigh Alston and Chris Thornton Sally Gale Sarah Howard and Viv Bell Sorry if I have forgotten anyone else
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Summary Things to do after the talk
Visit the Discovering Coggeshall web site View the maps Download the maps View the Data Base Look up who lived in your house in 1575
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