Site Event/Activity record ESF25153 - Deposit, Lower Brook Street/Foundation Street, Ipswich, (IAS 5505).
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Location
Location | Lower Brook Street/Foundation Street, Ipswich. |
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Grid reference | TM 1648 4416 (point) |
Map sheet | TM14SE |
Civil Parish | IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
Date
Not recorded.
Description
Circumstances of excavation
Redevelopment of the former Rands and Jeckell site, at the junction of Foundation Street and Lower Brook Street, provided an opportunity to sample an area lying at the junction of two important early streets. The site was excavated in 1988 by the Suffolk Archaeological Unit.
Site constraints
The excavation was limited to an area, up to 8m north-south (NE-SW) by 5m east-west (SE-NW), by the redevelopment programme, depth of overburden and cellars along the whole eastern side of the site (which formed the east (SE) side of the excavation).
The small area excavated and the lack of finds in many features (11 of the 32) renders satisfactory interpretation difficult.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SSF56182 Unpublished document: Wade, K. 2013. Ipswich Archive Site Summary, Site name: Lower Brook Street/Foundation Street.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- IPS 733 Lower Brook Street/Foundation Street, Ipswich, (IAS 5505). (Monument)
Record last edited
Mar 18 2019 3:35PM