Site Event/Activity record ESF22634 - Monitoring, Water Gardens Refurbishment, Abbey Gardens

PROJECT DETAILS Works were carried out within the Abbey Gardens/Abbey Scheduled Monument to refurbish the existing water gardens area. Two new lengths of fence were erected whilst minor ground works were carried out to replace an existing flowerbed with turf. A new area of path was also added, as was new paving. Topsoil was recorded, along with occasional pieces of disturbed flint with mortar traces. No finds were recovered. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous Yes, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: HER event no. BSE 439 Sitecode BSE 439 SM No. SM 35556 NMR No. 1590198 Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: ''''Watching Brief'''' Reason for Investigation: Scheduled Monument Consent Site status: Scheduled Monument (SM) Current Land use: Other 5 - Garden Monument Type(s)/Period(s): WATER GARDEN Post Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None PROJECT LOCATION Area 580.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TL85686418 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Dr Abby Antrobus Director/Manager: Andrew Tester Supervisor: Rob Brooks DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service ID: BSE 439 Contents: 'other' Media: 'Images raster / digital photography', 'Survey', 'Text' PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service ID: BSE 439 Contents: 'other' Media: 'Report', 'Unpublished Text' BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Archaeological Monitoring Report, Water Gardens Refurbishment, Abbey Gardens, BSE 439 Author(s)/Editor(s): Brooks, R. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2014/004 Date: 2014 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds Description: A4, stapled document, in colour, with one appendix. Also available as a pdf.