Site Event/Activity record ESF21135 - Windsor Circle RAF Lakenheath, Eriswell (second phase)

This report is to be read as an appendix to SCCAS Report 2011/001 which describes the results of an archaeological evaluation at Windsor Circle, RAF Lakenheath in November 2010. Several areas of the site were unavailable for trial trenching at that time, due to the presence of live services, trees, occupied houses and a children's playground, and so the report stated that additional trenching was still required in certain areas prior to re-development of the housing estate. With the commencement of the demolition of the estate most of these areas became available and an additional 17 trenches were excavated from 7th-8th March 2011 by John Craven and Andrew Beverton from SCCAS Field Team. These trenches were placed to investigate the central area of the site, which was formerly a grassed area with children's play equipment and along house frontages. Trenches were placed to infill gaps in the original trench plan and further define the extent of two areas of archaeological interest previously identified to the north and east. Only one definite feature was uncovered, which was an undated ditch. Three further possible pits/postholes were recorded, as well as a possible layer, although all of these may have been naturally formed features. No finds were recovered. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: Contracting Unit No. 2011/158 Contracting Unit No. 2011/060 Planning Application No. 2005/0857 OASIS form ID suffolkc1-83123 OASIS form ID suffolkc1-112121 NMR No. 1546720 HER event no. ERL 213 Sitecode ERL 213 Contracting Unit No. 2011/001 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Housing estate 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 - PPS Current Land use: Residential 1 - General Residential Monument Type(s)/Period(s): DITCH Uncertain, PITS Uncertain, LAYER Uncertain Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None PROJECT LOCATION Area 1.30 Hectares Grid Reference: TL730800 Point 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: Jo Caruth Supervisor: John Craven DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: ERL 213 Contents: Survey, other Media: Database, Images raster / digital photography, Survey, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: ERL 213 Contents: other Media: Context sheet, Correspondence, Photograph, Plan, Report, Section, Survey, Unpublished Text BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Archaeological Evaluation Report, Windsor Circle, RAF Lakenheath, Eriswell, ERL 213 (second phase) Author(s)/Editor(s): Craven, J. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2011/060 Date: 2011 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds Description: A4, staple, white cover, (also available as pdf file)