Site Event/Activity record ESF24491 - Monitoring - Post Office Cottage, The Street, Wenhaston
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Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred TM 4241 7563 (17m by 23m) |
| Map sheet | TM47NW |
| Civil Parish | WENHASTON WITH MELLS HAMLET, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Technique(s)
Organisation
John Newman Archaeological Services
Date
Not recorded.
Description
Archaeological monitoring was carried out on new trenches for a new dwelling and an associated large retaining wall. In total nearly 23m of 1m to 1.2m wide foundation trench for the retaining wall along the rear boundary and some 54m of a 0.7m wide trench for the new house were monitored. At its greatest exposed extent the overburden was nearly 2m deep. Abraded fragment of earlier post medieval tile fragments were recovered.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> SSF56662 Unpublished document: Newman, J.. 2012. Post Office Cottage, The Street, Wenhaston, Suffolk: Archaeological Monitoring Report.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- WMH 037 Small scatter of early post medieval pottery and tile at Post Office Cottage (Find Spot)
Record last edited
Aug 15 2016 9:59AM