Site Event/Activity record ESF20509 - Monitoring - St. Edmunds Church, Bury St Edmunds
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Location
Location | St Edmunds Church |
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Grid reference | Centred TL 8534 6373 (4m by 12m) |
Map sheet | TL86SE |
Civil Parish | BURY ST EDMUNDS, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
Date
Not recorded.
Description
Monitoring was undertaken during the construction of a wheelchair ramp on the eastern side of St Edmunds Church. The monitoring revealed a wall cutting into a clay layer under which two features were identified and excavated. The excavated area consisted of a modern topsoil layer, 0.2m deep, over a heavily disturbed rubble and dark brown/grey sandy clay, which at its deepest point was 0.5m deep. This layer appears to be build up over the earlier wall and may indicate landscaping around the church building. The footing trench for the construction of the church is also visible running parallel to the church wall about 0.5m wide.Further layers, located to the west of the wall, consisted of a dark grey/brown silt 0.55m deep and sealed by a gravelly hardcore layer (S1).
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> SSF53506 Unpublished document: Duffy, J.. 2006. St. Edmunds Church, Bury St Edmunds, BSE 245.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- BSE 245 Post-medieval wall and pit, St. Edmunds Church, Bury St Edmunds (Monument)
Record last edited
Aug 17 2018 11:11AM