Site Event/Activity record ESF20656 - Desk-Based Assessment, Chapel Cottage, Bury St Edmunds

DBA undertaken ahead of the development of three houses and associated amenities. The DBA includes an examination of the SHER and a historic map and documentary search. Although outside of Bury St Edmunds town wall the PDA lies on one of the major routes in and out of the town. The results of this DBA suggest that the PDA is in an area of high archaeological potential within the precinct of St Nicholas Hospital. These remains could include buildings, evidence of domestic activity, burials and the northern part of the PDA covers the possible northern boundary of St Nicholas's Hospital precinct. The PDA has the archaeological potential to lead to a greater understanding of the occupation and development of St Nicholas Hospital (S1).