Site Event/Activity record ESF19712 - Craven J, SCCAS excavation 2008/022

An archaeological excavation of land at St John's House Hospital, Lion Road, Palgrave identified scattered prehistoric finds and evidence of activity on the site throughout the Roman period, with a series of ditches, a possible palisade or fenceline and a substantial rubbish pit. An Early Saxon burial is then the last real indication of activity on the site until the post-medieval period, where the site formed part of St John's Farm. This means that there was a near complete absence of any archaeological deposits relating to activity contemporary with the medieval Chapel of St John the Baptist, which is believed to have been situated in the immediate vicinity. In the post-medieval period a range of ancillary buildings and yards occupied the site. Identified features relating to this phase of activity consisted of a wall foundation, a brick culvert and a clay lined tank/pit of uncertain function, with an overlying post-medieval topsoil layer. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous Yes, Future No Associated Identifiers: HER event no. PAL 024 Sitecode PAL 024 Planning Application No. 1624/03 NMR No. 1439215 Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: Full excavation Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Current Land use: Vacant Land 1 - Vacant land previously developed Monument Type(s)/Period(s): CLAY-LINED TANK Post Medieval , DITCH Roman, PIT Roman Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): COIN Roman, COIN Medieval , POTTERY Roman, MOUNT Early Medieval , HUMAN REMAINS Early Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 963.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TM09937763 Point Height 48.00 - 50.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service, Field Team Director/Manager: Andrew Tester Supervisor: John Craven DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Human Bones, Metal, Worked stone/lithics Media: Database, Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Environmental, Human Bones, Metal, Worked stone/lithics Media: Context sheet, Drawing, Map, Notebook - Excavation, Research, General Notes, Photograph, Plan, Report, Section PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Human Bones, Metal, Worked stone/lithics BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: St John's House Hospital, Lion Road, Palgrave. PAL 024. Author(s)/Editor(s): Craven, J. A. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2008/22 Date: 2008 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds Description: SCCAS Excavation report