Site Event/Activity record ESF19289 - The Gables, Hall Street, Long Melford

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Location

Location LMD 154 The Gables, Hall Street, Long Melford
Grid reference Centred TL 5862 2454 (14m by 25m) (2 map features)
Map sheet TL52SE
Civil Parish LONG MELFORD, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

An archaeological monitoring of footing trenches at The Gables, Hall Street, Long Melford located evidence of a mid 1st century to mid 3rd century phase of domestic Roman occupation consisting of two rubbish pits and associated soil layers, part of a wider pattern of Roman occupation previously identified at other sites in the vicinity. Two post-medieval wells, lying to the rear of the buildings fronting onto Hall Street, were also seen. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: HER event no. LMD 154 Sitecode LMD 154 Related HER No. LMD 137 Planning Application No. B/03/01673 Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: Watching Brief Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Current Land use: Other 5 - Garden Monument Type(s)/Period(s): LAYER Roman, WELL Post Medieval , PIT Roman Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): POTTERY Roman PROJECT LOCATION Area 25.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TL86234543 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Planning Authority (with/without advice from County/District Archaeologist) Design originator: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service, Field Team Director/Manager: Andrew Tester Supervisor: John Craven Sponsor or funding body: Developer DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Metal Media: Database, Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Metal Media: Plan, Report, Section PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Metal BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: The Gables, Hall Street, Long Melford, LMD 154 Author(s)/Editor(s): Craven, J.A. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2007/28 Date: 2007 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds Description: SCCAS Monitoring report

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Craven, J.. 2007. Monitoring report. LMD 154 The Gables, Hall Street, Long Melford, Long Melford.

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Roman pit at The Gables , Long Melford (Monument)
  • The Gables (Pmed) (Monument)

Record last edited

Nov 29 2023 12:29PM

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