Site Event/Activity record ESF20446 - Evaluation, St. George's Street, Ipswich, (IAS 7017).

Former NCP Car Park, St. George's Street, Ipswich (TM 1600 4485; IPS 502; IAS 7017) A trial trenching evaluation of the site has provided evidence regarding the natural topography of the site and the surviving archaeological deposits. The existing level floor surface in the standing building has been attained by a combination of truncation, towards the north end of the site, and building up to the south. Archaeological features were recorded in two of the trial-trenches. A ditch in a trench located towards the eastern end of the site was parallel to the existing road (St George St.) and was found to cut a pit. The pit included 10th/11th century pottery in its fill. One of the trenches towards the southern edge of the site, in an area where the site had been made up to the existing level, had two pits cut into its base, the larger of which included medieval (12th-14th century) pottery in its fill. The evaluation has confirmed that there is potential for archaeological deposits to survive intact over the majority of the site with truncation limited to the northern end. The archaeological features encountered were consistent with the known historical facts and comprise occupation deposits dating from the Late Saxon and medieval periods. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: Sitecode IPS 502 Sitecode IAS 7017 Related HER No. IPS 502 Planning Application No. IP/03/01068 NMR No. 1446423 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Urban residential (e.g. flats, houses, etc.) Methods and Techniques: Sample Trenches, Metal Detectors Position in the Planning Process: Pre-application Reason for Investigation: Voluntary/self-interest Current Land use: Other 2 - In use as a building Monument Type(s)/Period(s): DITCH Uncertain, PIT Post Medieval , LAYERS Uncertain, PITS Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): ANIMAL REMAINS Uncertain, ANIMAL REMAINS Early Medieval , FIRED CLAY Uncertain, POT Medieval , MOLLUSCA REMAINS Uncertain, POT Early Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 0.16 Hectares Grid Reference: TM16004485 Point Height 15.50 - 16.50 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: K. Wade Director/Manager: Stuart Boulter Supervisor: Stuart Boulter DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics, other Media: Database, Images vector, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, other Media: Notebook - Excavation, Research, General Notes, Report PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, other BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Former NCP Car Park, St. George's Street, Ipswich (IPS 502, IAS 7017) Record of an Archaeological Evaluation Author(s)/Editor(s): Boulter, S. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2006/153 Date: 2006 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Ipswich Description: A4 ring bound, white cover