Site Event/Activity record ESF24889 - Deposit, County Hall, Ipswich, (IAS 6701).

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Location

Location County Hall, St Helen's Street, Ipswich.
Grid reference TM 6168 2445 (point)
Map sheet TM62SW
Civil Parish IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

Trenched evaluation in advance of residential development to rear of County Hall building revealed evidence for Saxon activity in an area fronting onto Bond Street at a depth of 0.6m below present ground surface. Remainder of evaluated area heavily disturbed by later construction. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous Yes, Future Yes Associated Identifiers: HER event no. IPS382 Planning Application No. IP/05/00641/FUL NMR No. 1461549 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Urban residential (e.g. flats, houses, etc.) Methods and Techniques: Sample Trenches Position in the Planning Process: After full determination (eg. As a condition) Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Current Land use: Other 15 - Other Monument Type(s)/Period(s): PIT Early Medieval , SURFACE Early Medieval , DITCH Early Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): POTTERY Early Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 800.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TM16794449 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service, Field Team Director/Manager: John Newman Supervisor: Mark Sommers DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: IPS382 Contents: other Media: Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: IPS382 Contents: other Media: Correspondence, Notebook - Excavation, Research, General Notes, Report PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: IPS382 Contents: Ceramics, Human Bones BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Archaeological Evaluation Report: County Hall, Ipswich Author(s)/Editor(s): Sommers, M. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS 2007/109 Date: 2007 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Ipswich Description: printed sheets of A4 paper in card covers with comb binding

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Unpublished document: Sommers, M.. 2007. ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION REPORT COUNTY HALL, IPSWICH SMR ref. IPS 382 (Ipswich SMR ref. IAS 6701).
  • --- Index: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service. 1974. Ipswich Archaeological Survey Card Index (digital version).. IAS 6701.
  • --- Index: Suffolk Archaeology Unit. 1974. SAU index card and Archive. IAS 6702.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • County Hall, Ipswich, (IAS 6701). (Monument)

Record last edited

Apr 11 2024 6:49PM

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