Site Event/Activity record ESF20955 - Evaluation - 101-103 Ipswich Street, Stowmarket

A single trench evaluation carried out at 101-103 Ipswich Street, Stowmarket discovered no artefacts or deposits of archaeological relevance. The site appears to have been totally truncated in the recent past, with rubble hardcore lying above a very thin deposit of modern made ground, itself directly sealing natural soft sands. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: HER event no. SKT 060 Planning Application No. 3428/10 NMR No. 1539469 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Urban commercial (e.g. offices, shops, banks, etc.) Methods and Techniques: Targeted Trenches, Sample Trenches Position in the Planning Process: After full determination (eg. As a condition) Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Site status: Area of Archaeological Importance (AAI) Current Land use: Vacant Land 1 - Vacant land previously developed Monument Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None PROJECT LOCATION Area 830.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TM05115838 Point Height 36.00 - 37.50 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: K. Wade Director/Manager: Rhodri Gardner Supervisor: Simon Cass DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Stratigraphic Media: Database, Images raster / digital photography, Survey, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Stratigraphic Media: Context sheet, Notebook - Excavation, Research, General Notes, Photograph, Report PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: 101-103 Ipswich Street, Stowmarket SKT 060 Author(s)/Editor(s): Cass, S. Other Bibliographic Details: 2011/057 Date: 2011 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Ipswich Description: A short report in house style.