Site Event/Activity record ESF25657 - Monitoring of Test-holes Excavated at Handford Hall School and Alderman Rd Recreation Ground

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Location

Location Handford Hall School and Alderman Rd Recreation Ground, Ipswich
Grid reference Centred TM 1536 4465 (611m by 560m) (3 map features)
Map sheet TM14SE
Civil Parish IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

Monitoring of 3 excavated test-holes on the route for a proposed Anglian Water Sewer. No archaeological deposits were identified. Topsoil thickness varied between 0.2m-1.2m comprising light brown sandy loam and lay directly on the naturally occuring sand and gravel subsoil. The water table was at a depth of 1.6m below ground surface (S1).

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Suffolk County Council Archaeologcial Service. 1996. Record of the Monitoring of Test-holes Excavated at Handford Hall School and Alderman Rd Recreation Ground.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Negative Monitoring - Handford Hall School and Alderman Rd Recreation Ground (Revoked Record)

Record last edited

Jul 6 2023 12:39PM

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