Site Event/Activity record ESF21514 - Building Survey at Cranes Foundry, Ipswich

Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited was commissioned by CgMs Consulting on behalf of AquiGen (Nacton) LLP to undertake building recording at the former Cranes Foundry, Nacton Road, Ipswich, centred on OS NGR TM 19712 42169. The work was required by the Local Planning Authority as a condition of planning permission in advance of demolition of all of the buildings and the redevelopment of the land. The building recording was carried out broadly in accordance with that defined by English Heritages Level 2. The former Cranes Foundry (Nacton Works) manufactured pipe fittings and allied products from the mid-1920s until its closure in 2008. The first buildings were erected in 1921 and in 1927 the works were extended. The works were further enlarged in the early 1930s, when the company started manufacturing radiators, boilers and valves. During the Second World War the works produced large quantities of materials for the war effort, including parts for trucks, tanks, machine guns and munitions. A number of air raid shelters were built on the site to protect the workforce from air raids. After the end of the war the works continued to expand, with substantial new units built on the site in the 1940s and 1950s. During the 1970s the works were reorganised and redundant units were demolished in the 1980s and 1990s. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous Yes, Future Yes Associated Identifiers: Sitecode IPS 662 Contracting Unit No. K2698 NMR No. 1559237 Project Type: Building Recording Methods and Techniques: Measured Survey, Photographic Survey, Survey/Recording Of Fabric/Structure Reason for Investigation: Planning condition Site status: None Current Land use: Industry and Commerce 1 - Industrial Monument Type(s)/Period(s): FOUNDRY Modern Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None PROJECT LOCATION Area 18.00 Hectares Grid Reference: TM1971242169 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Organisation: Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited Brief originator: CgMs Consultants Ltd Design originator: Charlotte Matthews Director/Manager: Charlotte Matthews Supervisor: Malcolm Gould PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Local Museum ID: IPS 662 BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Historic Building Recording at Cranes Foundry, Nacton Road, Ipswich, Suffolk. IP3 9HQ Author(s)/Editor(s): Thompson, G. and Gould, M. Other Bibliographic Details: PCA Report Number: R11180 Date: 2012 Issuer/Publisher: Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited Place of Issue or Publication: London Description: A4 document