Site Event/Activity record ESF20171 - St Josephs College - new Primary School, IPS 503

An archaeological evaluation was undertaken in advance of the construction of a new junior school at St Joseph's College, Ipswich, in order to characterise the nature of any surviving archaeological deposits. Three Bronze Age urns (IPS 070) have been discovered in the grounds of the school, within 200m of the development site. Six trenches were excavated over the development area, and were stripped to the level of the natural subsoil, however no archaeological evidence was revealed. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: HER event no. IPS 503 Sitecode IPS 503 Planning Application No. IP/06/00536 NMR No. 1446491 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Public building (e.g. school, church, hospital, medical centre, law courts etc.) Methods and Techniques: Targeted Trenches, Metal Detectors Position in the Planning Process: After full determination (eg. As a condition) Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Site status: None Current Land use: Other 2 - In use as a building, Other 14 - Recreational usage Monument Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None PROJECT LOCATION Area 4000.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TM14944312 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Jess Tipper Director/Manager: John Newman Supervisor: Clare McLannahan DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: IPS 503 Contents: other Media: GIS, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: IPS 503 Contents: other Media: Correspondence, Map, Miscellaneous Material, Notebook - Excavation, Research, General Notes BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: IPS 503. New Junior School, St Joseph’s College, Ipswich Author(s)/Editor(s): Good, C. Other Bibliographic Details: 2006/155 Date: 2006 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: SCCAS