1. Mapping Coggeshall
from the
1575 Rental Survey

2. 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

3. 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

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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

9. Scope of the Rental Survey

10. 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

11. 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

12. Data Base Statistics Land Title Number % Cum % Freehold 86 39 39
Convent Seal
Copy Hold
Indenture
Fee Farme
Unknown

13. Data Base Statistics Tenement, single 122 Tenement, multi 58
Garden
Parcel of land
Orchard
Close
Croft
Mead
Others, stable, yard, barn etc 12

14. 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%

15. 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 % %

16. 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

17. 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

19. 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

24. 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

25. 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

27. 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

29. 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

31. Proposed Map Format 4 Bespoke and specials
Anything (within reason) any researcher wants

33. 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?

34. 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

37. Outstanding work Still to complete
Finish A0 size maps (ECC printer problems)
Develop on line interactive access
Review field areas and show on map

38. 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

39. 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