Site Event/Activity record ESF20547 - Banhams Coach Depot, The Row, Hartest

An archaeological evaluation was carried out on land at the former Banham's Coach Depot, The Row, Hartest in advance of housing development as the site lay within the medieval core of the village. The evaluation has identified evidence, consisting of two boundary ditches, relating to the medieval or post-medieval use of the site. One of these ditches may relate to the late 19th century edge of the field in which the site lay at that time while the other, which was recut at some stage, was infilled prior to the late 19th century and may mark subdivision of the field in an earlier period. The presence of fired clay daub, dating to the medieval or post-medieval period, in the fills of the latter ditch indicate occupation activity in the nearby vicinity. Due to the small scale of the development proposal, and the absence of any significant evidence of medieval occupation, no recommendations for further archaeological work have been made. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: Sitecode HRT 022 HER event no. HRT 022 Planning Application No. B/07/0072 NMR No. 1526221 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Rural residential Methods and Techniques: Sample Trenches Position in the Planning Process: After full determination (eg. As a condition) Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Current Land use: Vacant Land 1 - Vacant land previously developed Monument Type(s)/Period(s): DITCH Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): FIRED CLAY Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 0.34 Hectares Grid Reference: TL83345234 Point Height 54.00 - 55.00 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: John Craven Supervisor: John Craven DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, other Media: Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, other Media: Context sheet, Plan, Report, Section PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Banham's Coach Depot, The Row, Hartest, HRT 022 Author(s)/Editor(s): Craven, J. A. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2009/131 Date: 2009 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds Description: SCCAS evaluation report