Site Event/Activity record ESF24885 - Deposit, 2 Bridge Street, Ipswich, (IAS 6202).

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Location

Location 2 Bridge Street, Ipswich.
Grid reference TM 1630 4406 (point)
Map sheet TM14SE
Civil Parish IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

SAU

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

Circumstances of excavation The ‘Stoke Bridge and approaches’ road scheme in 1981 involved the construction of a new bridge across the River Orwell, adjacent to Stoke Bridge, and two new roundabouts, north of the bridge and west of Bridge Street. The scheme also included a storm water relief drain under the new carriageway. Suffolk County Council’s Highways Department gave the Suffolk Archaeological Unit permission to excavate five trenches prior to highway works. The two northern trenches were recorded as Greyfriars Road (IAS5201) and Greyfriars Road/St Peters Street (IAS5202). The southern three were recorded as Bridge Street (IAS6202, trenches 0001, 0550, and 0620).

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Unpublished document: Wade, K. 2014. Ipswich Archive Site Summaries, Site name: Bridge Street..
  • --- Index: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service. 1974. Ipswich Archaeological Survey Card Index (digital version).. IAS 6202.
  • --- Index: Suffolk Archaeology Unit. 1974. SAU index card and Archive. IAS 6202.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • 2 Bridge Street Ipswich, (IAS 6202). (Monument)

Record last edited

Mar 18 2019 12:57PM

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