Monument record BSE 262 - Honey Hill, Brewers Garage, Bury St Edmunds
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TL 5857 2639 (23m by 32m) |
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Map sheet | TL52NE |
Civil Parish | BURY ST EDMUNDS, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (14)
- POST HOLE (Late Saxon - 850 AD to 1065 AD)
- FEATURE (Late Saxon - 850 AD to 1065 AD)
- PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- YARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WELL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HEARTH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- OVEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STOKE PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CESS PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RUBBISH PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DITCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PIT (Unknown date)
- DITCH (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Full Description
An archaeological excavation was carried out on the rear of plots on the corner of Honey Hill/Sparhawk Street, Bury St Edmunds. Evidence for continuous activity from the Late Saxon period to the 19th century was recovered. Post-holes and ephemeral features were found closer to the street, suggesting that it was built up from at least the late Saxon period, and quantities of daub and roof tile were found across the site which may have come from Saxon and medieval buildings on its frontages. At the rear of the plot, there were substantial features relating to the changing uses of the rear space, with a particular density of medieval features. These included cess pits, rubbish pits, a cobbled surface, a well, hearths and a C12th/C13th oven and stoke pit that had been re-used as a cess pit. The burnt plant remains indicate that malting was one of the functions of the oven. The suggestion is put forward that several features close to the oven (e.g. hearths) together with it represent the remains of a larger kitchen or industrial complex. The site contributes to understanding of the economic and social nature of part of the town of Bury St Edmunds at different dates (S1).
Included in the Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History annual round up of individual finds and discoveries for 2005 (S2).
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (30)
- FSF35034: POTTERY THETFORD (Late Saxon - 850 AD to 1065 AD)
- FSF35035: POTTERY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FSF35036: QUERN (IPS: Early Late Saxon to Medieval - 850 AD to 1539 AD)
- FSF35037: DRESSED STONE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FSF35038: SLAG (Late Saxon - 850 AD to 1065 AD)
- FSF35039: PIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FSF35040: WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FSF35041: COIN (13th century - 1200 AD to 1299 AD)
- FSF35042: TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FSF35043: TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FSF48097: POTTERY (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- FSF48098: POTTERY EARLY MEDIEVAL (IPS: Early Medieval - 1001 AD to 1150 AD)
- FSF48099: POTTERY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF48100: BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FSF48101: TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF48102: BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF48103: FIRED CLAY (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- FSF48104: CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF48106: BOTTLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF48109: NAIL (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- FSF48110: WASHER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF48111: STUD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF48112: LACE TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF48113: TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF48114: SHEET (Unknown date)
- FSF48115: WASTE (Unknown date)
- FSF48116: ROD (Unknown date)
- FSF48117: NAIL? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF48118: HORSESHOE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- FSF48119: ANIMAL REMAINS (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jul 29 2024 11:06AM