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In May to June 2013 Oxford Archaeology East carried out an excavation at 'Site 2' Nacton Road, Ipswich, near to Ravenswood Housing Estate. The excavation of the 0.47 ha area was prompted by a planning application for a restaurant development with as...

The investigation revealed the limits of Suffolk County Council Archaeology Service's excavation. The remainder of the area was stripped by mechanical excavator and all exposed archaeological and natural features were recorded. One undated field boun...

Spread of rubble and brick from old hard - marked on modern map.

Double post lines leading out to low water mark. Marked as landing stage on 1900 OS. Probably Albion Wharf - sailing barges with muck from London and exporting straw. Named after first barge to dock - Albion. (R. Simper)

Series of post lines and isolated posts and small groups. Possible groynes? 3 larger posts beyond low water mark. Too large an area to map accurately.

Flint, small scatter, flakes, about 6 scrapers, possible core hammer stone, found in ploughsoil.

Large area of flint mining(?) shafts in chalk reported by confidential informant, who partially fell into one during erection of new fencing(?).

Narrow double ditch with low, narrow central bank. Close to SEC 006, a med cropmark. Recorded in S.Podd Earthwork Reconnaissance Survey. Formerly recorded as SEC MISC

Cropmarks of narrow linear field boundaries (?) running from SE to NW.

Narrow bridge across channel to salt marsh. Quite modern but remains of earlier bridge in bank and marsh either side. This earlier wood consists of uprights and horizontals. Modern pottery eroding out of bank side. Formerly recorded as FEX MISC