Site Event/Activity record ESF21713 - Evaluation at the Palace House Stables Basement, Newmarket
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Location
Location | Palace House Stables |
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Grid reference | Centred TL 5645 2633 (10m by 10m) |
Map sheet | TL52NE |
Civil Parish | NEWMARKET, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
Date
Not recorded.
Description
An evaluation was carried out within the south-east end of the trainer's house, within the Palace House Stables/Rothschild's stable yard complex, off Palace Street, Newmarket, in Suffolk. This work involved the excavation of six test pits, some of which revealed floor surfaces and a clunch wall from the Palace House Stables illustrated on the 1720 Fort Plan. Chalk screeds and floor surfaces from the older stables were also recorded. Overlying these remains, the various redevelopments of the site by the Rothschild family were uncovered, often incorporating or robbing out the older structures. The earliest deposit on the site was a buried topsoil layer, which pre-dates the stable. Finds from the site included pottery, roof tile, brick and tobacco pipe, all of which were post-medieval, as well as undated animal bone. Despite the various phases of development across the site, it appears that deposits relating to the Palace House Stables, and potentially earlier, still survive.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SSF54689 Unpublished document: Brooks R. 2012. Archaeological Evaluation Report, Palace House Stables Basement, Newmarket.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- NKT 041 Palace House Stables Basement (Monument)
Record last edited
Dec 19 2023 11:02AM