Site Event/Activity record ESF23620 - Monitoring - St Mary's Church, Extension to church drains, Polstead

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Location

Location
Grid reference Centred TL 9889 3808 (28m by 18m)
Map sheet TL93NE
Civil Parish POLSTEAD, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

A short run of new drains were laid within the graveyard of Polstead church. The drain was to run from the west end of the north aisle, where a kitchen area was to be sited, to the detached toilet block on the south side of the church where it connected into the existing drainage system. The trench was excavated in the presence of the monitoring archaeologist (S1). Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: HER event no. PLS 044 Contracting Unit No. 2013/137 Sitecode PLS 044 NMR No. 1600834 Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: 'Watching Brief' Reason for Investigation: Voluntary/self-interest Site status: Listed Building Current Land use: Other 4 - Churchyard PROJECT LOCATION Area 10 Square metres Grid Reference: TL98883808 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: None Director/Manager: David Gill Supervisor: David Gill DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service ID: PLS 044 Contents: 'none' Media: 'Images raster / digital photography', 'Text' PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service ID: PLS 044 Contents: 'none' Media: 'Plan', 'Report', 'Section', 'Unpublished Text' BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Archaeological Monitoring Report, St Mary's Church, Polstead. Installation of an extension to the drains to the west end of the north aisle Author(s)/Editor(s): Gill, D. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2013/137 Date: 2013 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds Description: Short report (stapled, not bound), in colour.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Gill, D. 2013. Archaeological Monitoring Report: Installation of an extension to the drains to the west end of the north asile, St Mary's Church, Polstead.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Graves and building material identified during drain monitoring at St Mary's Church (Monument)

Record last edited

Mar 26 2019 2:13PM

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