Monument record FEX 009 - Pevensey Road (Chepstow Road)
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Summary
Beaker fragments and child remains.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 2956 3520 (50m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM23NE |
| Civil Parish | FELIXSTOWE, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Beaker fragments and child remains. Found near railway (where other bronzes have been found - FEX 010), at S end of Pevensey Road (Chepstow Road)(S1). Beaker sherds and child's skeleton in crouched position found during pipe laying May/June 1947 by workmen digging trench. Details of site, finds and excavation with photographs and newspaper cuttings are in Basil Brown archive (S2)(S3).
Sources/Archives (8)
- <R1> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TM23NE12.
- <M1> SSF50035 Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Basil Brown archive: volumes, card index.
- <S1> SSF50070 Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card 1947-60, 1947.
- <R2> SSF22747 (No record type): Wall S D per Felixstowe Archaeol Movement, notebook with photographs of pot.
- <S2> SSF50035 Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Brown B, IX, 132-134; XC, BID 3; XCV, 30; XCVI, 186; card 126.
- <S3> SSF50042 Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Archaeol in Suffolk 1961, PSIA, 29, 1961, 94.
- <S4> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
- <S5> SSF3565 Bibliographic reference: Clarke D L. 1970. Beaker Pottery of GB & Ireland 2.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jun 28 2021 11:35AM