Monument record FEX 046 - Cliff Road (between Church Road and St Georges Road)

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Summary

Possible road metalling circa 0.3m thick; septaria, broken tile and oyster shell. Found 3-4 feet below surface in sewer trench.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 3152 3542 (89m by 39m) Centred on
Map sheet TM33NW
Civil Parish FELIXSTOWE, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

Possible road metalling circa 0.3m thick; septaria, broken tile and oyster shell. Found 3-4 feet below surface in sewer trench.
Basil Brown was advised that an 80 yards length of Rom road had been revealed in 1935 along Cliff Road, between Church Road and St George's Road. His informant was R Meehan, Surveyor, Felixstowe, who appears to have been in charge of the Cliff Road development (S1).
Said to be lime, roofing tile, septaria & potsherds in (S2). ? Med - See FEX 013.

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Brown B, XCVI, 187,189.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Basil Brown archive: volume.
  • <S2> (No record type): Felixstowe Archaeological Movement Journal, 1, pt 4, 1961(?), 8.
  • <S3> Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
  • <S4> Source Unchecked: RCHME?. Various. Field Investigators Comments. F1 JET 13-FEB-51.
  • <S5> Article in serial: Smedley, N. and E. J. Owles. 1958. Archaeology in Suffolk 1958. 291.
  • <S6> News Paper: S D Wall. Felixstowe Times. 29.01.34.

Finds (3)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 10 2021 1:51PM

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