Site Event/Activity record ESF20697 - St John's Meadow, Metfield

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Location

Location St. John's Meadow
Grid reference Centred TM 2932 8022 (124m by 54m)
Map sheet TM28SE
Civil Parish METFIELD, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service

Date

Not recorded.

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Description

Monitoring of ground works for a housing development at St. John's Meadow, Metfield, was required to investigate the archaeological potential of the site. One large, undated pit was observed in the exposed sections of a building plot in the south west corner of the site. No other interventions were recorded, nor was any artefactual evidence recovered from upcast spoil or stripped surfaces. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: HER event no. MTF 146 Planning Application No. 0987/04 Planning Application No. 0934/02 Sitecode MTF 146 NMR No. 1529964 Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: Watching Brief Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Site status: None Current Land use: Other 13 - Waste ground Monument Type(s)/Period(s): PIT Uncertain Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): CERAMIC Post Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 4500.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TM29338025 Point Height 44.00 - 45.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Planning Authority (with/without advice from County/District Archaeologist) Design originator: R Carr Director/Manager: John Newman Supervisor: Linzi Everett DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: AHDS Contents: other Media: Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: other Media: Correspondence, Report PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: MTF 146 Contents: Ceramics BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: St. John's Meadow, Metfield MTF 146 Author(s)/Editor(s): Everett, L. Other Bibliographic Details: 2008/254 Date: 2008 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Ipswich Description: A4, comb bound/stapled, (also available as PDF)

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Everett, L.. 2008. Archaeological Monitoring Report, St John's Meadow, Metfield, MTF 146.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • St John's Meadow, Metfield (Monument)

Record last edited

Jan 8 2011 10:18AM

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