Site Event/Activity record ESF22845 - Watching Brief and Borehole Survey, Adjacent to TA Centre, Yarmouth Road, Ipswich, (IAS 7930).

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Location

Location Yarmouth Road, Ipswich.
Grid reference Centred TM 1495 4491 (82m by 186m)
Map sheet TM14SW
Civil Parish IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

Test pit/bores indicated natural sand/gravel at between 0.5m (furthest from River Gipping and along road frontage) to 2m closer to the river. Ground beams, at depth of 1.3/1.5m, indcate that depth of alluvial deposits are more extensive than test pits indicated with depth being in excess of 1.3m across majority of the site and true natural only beginning to rise to a higher level close to the northern edge.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: SCCAS. 2004. Watching Brief - Adj TA Centre, Yarmouth Road, Ipswich.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Yeoman Close, Ipswich, (IAS 7930). (Monument)

Record last edited

Mar 5 2019 3:07PM

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