Site Event/Activity record ESF19326 - Archaeoogical Evaluation, Remembrance Playing Fields, Brandon

An archaeological evaluation consisting of a series of test pits at Brandon Remembrance Playing Fields, in advance of the use of the site for allotments, did not locate any archaeological deposits. The trenching showed that the natural subsoil and potential archaeological levels lay at a depth of at least 1.2m, sealed beneath substantial deposits of peat that have developed due to the sites location within the floodplain of the adjacent Little Ouse River. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: HER event no. BRD 204 Sitecode BRD 204 Planning Application No. F/2007/0695/COU NMR No. 1459460 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Amenity area (e.g. public open space) Methods and Techniques: Sample Trenches Position in the Planning Process: Pre-application Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Current Land use: Vacant Land 2 - Vacant land not previously developed PROJECT LOCATION Area 1.60 Hectares Grid Reference: TL776866 Point Height 3.00 - 3.50 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service, Field Team Director/Manager: Andrew Tester Supervisor: John Craven DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: other Media: Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: other Media: Report PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Brandon Remembrance Playing Fields, BRD 204 Author(s)/Editor(s): Craven, J. A. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2007/126 Date: 2007 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds Description: SCCAS evaluation report