Site Event/Activity record ESF24947 - Deposit, 2-8 Fore Street, Ipswich, (IAS 4705).

The site is situated within the Saxon and medieval defences of the town of Ipswich and partially lies within the precinct of the Blackfriars Friary. Archaeological monitoring revealed a c.7m length of the former precinct wall running parallel with, but set back by c.8m from, Fore Street. It was coincidental with the rear wall of No. 2, Fore Street, and had been acting as its foundation. Excavation of a footing to the rear of No. 6 Fore Street revealed a further length of the precinct wall running, on the same alignment. In the yard to the rear of Nos. 2-8, Fore Street, monitoring of the excavations for ground beams for a residential block was also undertaken but only post medieval made ground deposits were disturbed. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: HER event no. IPS482 Planning Application No. IP/05/01014/FUL NMR No. 1433791 Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: Salvage Record Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Current Land use: Industry and Commerce 3 - Retailing Monument Type(s)/Period(s): WALL Medieval , DITCH Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): POTTERY Early Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 1000.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TM16684434 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: IPS 482 Contents: other Media: Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: other Media: Correspondence, Plan, Report, Section BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: A forthcoming report Title: Archaeological Monitoring Report: Nos. 2-8, Fore Street, Ipswich Author(s)/Editor(s): Sommers, M. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2005/116 Date: 2005 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Ipswich Description: printed sheets of A4 paper in card covers with a comb binding