Centrally placed,in view,is a telegraph pole,in the middle of a field.30 years ago,this was quite a different scene.The dark hedgeline on the right,was a usable lane,with hedges on both sides.I located in this field,the probable,lost site of Holyfield Manorhouse,mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.It was on the rising land by the telegraph pole,in the field.Ditched on three sides,still a wet ditch on two sides,in a good defensive location.But,not shown on even the largest scale maps of the area,held in the local council offices.Now,Holyfield Hall,just off to the right,is a Jacobean Mansion,known to have been built on virgin land.The original site has never been found.30 years ago,when I located this site,I contacted all the local historical/archaeological groups;no-one was interested.Now,the site has been ploughed.However,back in 1981 a field drain was put in,through the site,bringing several pieces of datable pottery to the surface.I took as many of these as I could to Mrs.Huggins,a local pottery expert,in Waltham Abbey.Her answer was " oh nothing interesting,C12th century".That puts this site as the possible original site of Holyfield Hall/Manor,or,the lost site of Hooks and Pinnacles.
see http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42718