Site Event/Activity record ESF19683 - Evaluation and Monitoring - New warehouse at Clays Printing Works, Bungay

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Location

Location Clays Printing Works, Broad Street, Bungay
Grid reference Centred TM 3327 9008 (75m by 69m)
Map sheet TM39SW
Civil Parish BUNGAY, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

Trench evaluation and subsequent monitoring of groundworks were carried for the construction of a new warehouse building. No archaeological features or finds were identified. Three site visits were made when major earth movements were in progress. One 4mx11m trench was excavated, revealing a series of layers associated with the existing car park and access road; the metalled surface itself and underlying bedding layers with a combined thickness of c.0.3m. Beneath this was a layer, very dark in colour and comprising c90% flint pebbles with occasional bricks. This layer deepended by c.0.25m where in situ north-south aligned raliway sleeps were located. Below this was an abrupt interface with an underlying deposit comprising relatively loosley compacted yellow/orange sand and gravel. The trench was excavated to max depth of 2m. Immediately below the wooden sleepers the natural subsoil was stained grey/brown to a depth beyond the base of the trench. During the monitoring, a large rectangular pit feature was revealed containing tarry railway deposits along with occasional sleepers and much brick and tile (S1).

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Boulter, S.. 2008. Record of an Archaeological Evaluation and Monitoring, New Warehouse at Clays Printing Works, Broad Street, Bungay.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Negative evaluation and monitoring, New warehouse at Clays Printing Works (Revoked Record)

Record last edited

Feb 1 2018 5:17PM

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