Site Event/Activity record ESF24375 - Evaluation - 70 Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds

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Location

Location
Grid reference Centred TL 8550 6502 (4m by 5m)
Map sheet TL86NE
Civil Parish BURY ST EDMUNDS, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

An archaeological evaluation was carried out in advance of the construction of a house on land behind 70 Northgate Street. The evaluation consisted of a single trench measuring 5.5m long and 1.2m wide. The initial excavation was to a depth of c.0.6-0.7m. Following the cleaning of the trench surface it was widened and a deeper section was dug. The resultant trench was 3.75m long and 1.6m deep. Medieval features were identified during the evaluation (S1).

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Tester, A.. 2013. Archaeological Evaluation and Monitoring Report: 70 Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Medieval quarrying and 19th pit and well identified at 70 Northgate Street (Monument)

Record last edited

Mar 26 2019 2:30PM

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