Site Event/Activity record ESF20634 - Evaluation - Former Cattle Market, Bury St Edmunds

Evaluation and monitoring was undertaken at the site of the former Cattle Market, off St Andrew's Street South to determine the implications of the proposed redevelopment of the area. 11 trial trenches were excavated and five testholes were monitored. The evaluation demonstrated that the existing car parks have been universally built up over earlier deposits and there is little evidence of truncation of the archaeological levels. All of the trenches exhibited deep soil profiles; generally rubble from the demolition of post medieval brick built structures associated with the cattle market over a deep well worked loam (S1).