Site Event/Activity record ESF21656 - Excavation, 22-31 Boss Hall Road, Ipswich

A small excavation (c.4m by 2m) was undertaken within the footprint of a proposed electricity sub-station on the south-western side of the Federal Warehouse. The site is within 40m of the rich Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Boss Hall. The excavation trench revealed no archaeological features, depoits or finds. The small trench contained mainly modern intrusions/services and a small strip of highly truncated yellow sand natural. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: HER event no. IPS 669 Planning Application No. IP/12/00112/FUL Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Urban commercial (e.g. offices, shops, banks, etc.) Methods and Techniques: 'Targeted Trenches' Position in the Planning Process: After full determination (eg. As a condition) Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPS Site status: None Current Land use: Industry and Commerce 4 - Storage and warehousing Monument Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None PROJECT LOCATION Area 8.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TM1404545300 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: K. Wade Director/Manager: Rhodri Gardner Supervisor: Jezz Meredith DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: 'none' Media: 'Images raster / digital photography', 'Text' PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: 'Stratigraphic' Media: 'Correspondence', 'Report' BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Archaeological Excavation Report: 22-31 Boss Hall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk Author(s)/Editor(s): Meredith, J. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS rpt no: 2012/062 Date: 2012 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Ipswich Description: Short, 2-page report (a little gem)