Monument record BSE 127 - St Edmunds Hospital & Nursing Home, (Multi Period)
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TL 8579 6365 (40m by 30m) Centred on |
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Map sheet | TL86SE |
Civil Parish | BURY ST EDMUNDS, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (13)
- DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- GRAIN DRIER (12th century to 14th century - 1101 AD to 1300 AD)
- FEATURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUILDING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POST HOLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DITCH (MIS13 to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- PIT (MIS13 to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- FEATURE (MIS13 to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- FEATURE (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 410 AD to 849 AD)
- DITCH (Middle Saxon - 650 AD to 849 AD)
- PIT (Early Saxon to Middle Saxon - 410 AD to 849 AD)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Middle Saxon - 650 AD to 849 AD)
Full Description
Following evaluation of the site in October 1995 (S1), excavations were carried out in the grounds of St Edmund's Hospital and Nursing Home in advance of construction of an extension during February & March 1996. Excavations provided evidence for activity at the site in the Mesolithic, Late Neolithic, and Early Saxon periods, but occupation only intensified during the Middle Saxon when a boundary ditch was cut across the south of the excavated area. Most of the Middle Saxon features were close to the ditch, and it seems likely that any major occupation in the area would have been concentrated to the S of this ditch. Some Late Saxon pottery was found, and one large rubbish pit could date from the end of this period. However, the suggestion that this area formed the main focus of settlement in the pre- Abbey town of Bedericsworth had not been substantiated.
The site seems to have flourished during the medieval period, although most of the features, which include a possible structure and a grain drier, were probably of Late C12 or C13 date. Later medieval features suggest that the area formed back gardens and allotments for the houses fronting Southgate Street. Their distance from this road was probably the cause of a decline in usage by the C15, although other factors, such as a shift in population away from the centre of town may also be involved. Three Roman coins and possible Roman tile fragments were also found (S2)(S3).
Sources/Archives (5)
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: (S1,S2).
- <S1> SSF51427 Unpublished document: Tester, A.. 1995. Eval report. St Edmund's Hospital, Bury St Edmunds.
- <M2> SSF45294 Excavation archive: Suffolk County Council Archaeologcial Service. 1996. St Edmunds Hospital & Nursing Home, (Multi Period). Excavation archive:.
- <S2> SSF51505 Unpublished document: Anderson, S.. 1996. Archaeological Report: St Edmund's Hospital, Bury St Edmunds.
- <S3> SSF55359 Article in serial: Martin, E.A., Pendleton, C. & Plouviez, J.. 1997. Archaeology in Suffolk 1996. XXXIX (1).
Finds (31)
- FSF20761: COIN (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF20762: POTTERY EARLY MEDIEVAL (IPS: Middle Late Saxon to 14th century - 1000 AD to 1300 AD)
- FSF20763: POTTERY ST NEOTS (IPS: Early Late Saxon to 14th century - 850 AD to 1300 AD)
- FSF20764: ARROWHEAD (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- FSF20765: WEIGHT (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- FSF20766: POTTERY (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- FSF20767: ANIMAL REMAINS (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- FSF20768: QUERN (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- FSF20769: HORSESHOE (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- FSF20770: RETOUCHED FLAKE (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 9000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
- FSF20771: FLAKE (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 9000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
- FSF20772: POTTERY GROOVED (Late Neolithic - 3000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
- FSF20773: POLISHED KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
- FSF20774: POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
- FSF20775: POTTERY (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- FSF20776: POTTERY THETFORD (IPS: Early Late Saxon to 12th century - 850 AD to 1100 AD)
- FSF20777: POTTERY IPSWICH (Middle Saxon - 650 AD to 849 AD)
- FSF20778: POTTERY (Middle Saxon - 650 AD to 849 AD)
- FSF20779: SLEEVE CLASP (Middle Saxon - 650 AD to 849 AD)
- FSF20780: HUMAN REMAINS (Middle Saxon - 650 AD to 849 AD)
- FSF20781: COIN (Middle Saxon - 650 AD to 849 AD)
- FSF20782: METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Middle Saxon - 650 AD to 849 AD)
- FSF20783: ANIMAL REMAINS (Middle Saxon - 650 AD to 849 AD)
- FSF20784: PIN (Middle Saxon - 650 AD to 849 AD)
- FSF20785: COMB (Middle Saxon - 650 AD to 849 AD)
- FSF20786: QUERN (Middle Saxon - 650 AD to 849 AD)
- FSF50052: CORE (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 9000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
- FSF50053: SCRAPER (TOOL) (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 9000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
- FSF50054: BLADE (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 9000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
- FSF50055: END SCRAPER (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 9000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
- FSF50056: DENTICULATE (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 9000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Interpretation: Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods (ESF26899)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation, St Edmunds Hospital & Nursing Home, (Multi Period) (Ref: SAU (AT)) (ESF15744)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation - St Edmund's Hospital & Nursing Home, Bury St Edmunds (Ref: BSE 127) (ESF16098)
Record last edited
Jan 9 2020 1:41PM