Monument record IPS 212 - Smart Street/Foundation Street, Ipswich, (IAS 5701).
Please read our guidance about the use of Suffolk Historic Environment Record data.
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 1655 4422 (26m by 29m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM14SE |
| Civil Parish | IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (15)
- TOWN (Early Saxon to Medieval - 410 AD to 1539 AD)
- PIT (IPS: Early Middle Saxon to IPS: Early Late Saxon - 700 AD to 850 AD)
- PIT CLUSTER (IPS: Early Late Saxon - 850 AD to 900 AD)
- PIT (IPS: Early Late Saxon to IPS: Middle Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
- POST HOLE (IPS: Early Late Saxon to IPS: Middle Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
- FLOOR (IPS: Early Late Saxon to IPS: Middle Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
- PIT CLUSTER (IPS: Middle Late Saxon to 13th century - 1000 AD to 1200 AD)
- PIT (13th century to 15th century - 1200 AD to 1450 AD)
- PIT (Undated)
- PIT (15th century to IPS: Late Medieval Transitional - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
- PIT (15th century to IPS: Late Medieval Transitional - 1450 AD to 1600 AD)
- SOAKAWAY (19th century to 20th century - 1800 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- PIT (19th century to 20th century - 1800 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- CELLAR (19th century to 20th century - 1800 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- DEPOSIT SEQUENCE (IPS: Middle Late Saxon to 13th century - 1000 AD to 1200 AD)
Full Description
1984: Excavation on scheduled ancient monument (area of car park) after demolition of Victorian terraced housing. Saxon features including buildings. Also Medieval and Post-Medieval features. (S1)
See also (S2-S5). Dendrochronology report, (S6).
2016: Monitoring. Continuous archaeological monitoring was undertaken at Smart Street/Foundation Street Car Park, Ipswich, Suffolk, during the excavation of footings to install ticket machines, bollards, lighting and boundary fence posts. Three site visits were undertaken in January and February 2016 to monitor the groundworks. A brick wall of one of the former houses that fronted Foundation Street was present within one of the cable trenches. Modern ceramic building material, oyster shell and fine bone china plate were present within a demolition rubble layer, (S7).
Sources/Archives (9)
- --- SSF57563 Index: IPSMG. 2009. Ipswich Museum renumbered Ipswich archive. R.2009.62.
- <S1> SSF56186 Unpublished document: Wade, K. 2014. Ipswich Archive Site Summaries, Site Name: Smart Street.
- <S2> SSF37093 Source Unchecked: DoE. SAM File, Smart Street.. SAM file:.
- <S3> SSF5256 Source Unchecked: DoE. 1986. Scheduling information, October 1986. DOE, Scheduling information, October 1986.
- <S4> SSF55934 Index: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service. 1974. Ipswich Archaeological Survey Card Index (digital version).. IAS 5701.
- <S5> SSF50068 Index: Suffolk Archaeology Unit. 1974. SAU index card and Archive. IAS 5701.
- <S6> SSF56999 Finds Report: Cathy Groves. 1987. Ancient Monuments Laboratory Report 42/87 TREE-RING ANALYSIS OF SAXON WELL TIMBERS FROM SMART STREET, IPSWICH, 1984..
- <S7> SSF57422 Unpublished document: Schofield T. 2016. Smart Street/Foundation Street Car Park.
- <S8> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
Finds (4)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (7)
- Parent of: Building 0062 (Ipswich UAD child record) (IPS 1067)
- Parent of: Hearth 0249 (Ipswich UAD child record) (IPS 1647)
- Parent of: Well 0026 (Ipswich UAD child record) (IPS 1216)
- Parent of: Well 0034 (Ipswich UAD child record) (IPS 1219)
- Parent of: Well 0041 (Ipswich UAD child record) (IPS 1218)
- Parent of: Well 0053 (Ipswich UAD child record) (IPS 1217)
- Parent of: Well 0209 (Ipswich UAD child record) (IPS 1220)
Related Events/Activities (6)
- Archaeological Deposit: Deposit, Smart Street/Foundation Street, Ipswich, (IAS 5701). (ESF24741)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation, Smart Street/Foundation Street, Ipswich, (IAS 5701). (ESF23764)
- Event - Survey: Field Visit, Smart Street; Foundation Street, Ipswich, (IAS 5701). (ESF12192)
- Event - Survey: Field Visit, Smart Street; Foundation Street, Ipswich, (IAS 5701). (ESF13397)
- Event - Survey: Field Visit, Smart Street/Foundation Street, Ipswich, (IAS 5701). (ESF13724)
- Event - Intervention: Monitoring, Smart Street/Foundation Street, Ipswich. (ESF25140)
Record last edited
Jun 2 2021 10:50AM