Site Event/Activity record ESF21653 - Evaluation at South Seafront and Martello Tower P, Felixstowe

Trenched evaluation revealed that the Martello Tower was surrounded by a ditch, approximately 7m wide and 1 deep. In other trenches within the evaluation area a large ditch and a partially buried structure formed from tin boxes, both of which are probably part of a WWII coastal defence network, were recorded. Wall bases and footings of a demolished 19th century convalescence home were also revealed Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous Yes, Future Yes Associated Identifiers: HER event no. FEX294 Planning Application No. C/05/1723/FUL Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Urban residential (e.g. flats, houses, etc.) Methods and Techniques: ''Targeted Trenches'', ''Sample Trenches'' Position in the Planning Process: After full determination (eg. As a condition) Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPS Site status: None, Scheduled Monument (SM) Current Land use: Other 13 - Waste ground Monument Type(s)/Period(s): DITCH Post Medieval , DITCH Modern, BUNKER Modern, WALL Post Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): GLASS Modern, CERAMICS Modern, BARBED WIRE Modern PROJECT LOCATION Area 6.00 Hectares Grid Reference: TM29293308 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service, Field Team Director/Manager: Rhodri Gardner Supervisor: Mark Sommers DIGITAL ARCHIVE Contents: 'other' Media: 'Database', 'Images raster / digital photography', 'Text' PAPER ARCHIVE Contents: 'other' Media: 'Correspondence', 'Drawing', 'Notebook - Excavation', ' Research', ' General Notes', 'Report' PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: FEX294 Contents: 'Ceramics', 'other' BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Archaeological Evaluation Report: South Seafront and Martello P, Felixstowe Author(s)/Editor(s): Sommers, M. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS 2012/061 Date: 2012 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Ipswich Description: printed sheets of A4 paper with a wire binding