Site Event/Activity record ESF21831 - Monitoring - 1 Castle Terrace, Orford

Groundwork undertaken for the construction of an annex to the rear of 1, Castle Terrace, Orford, was archaeologically monitored. The new structure was to be built on strip foundations which were inspected after their excavation. The trenches revealed a yellow sand, interpreted as a natural subsoil, at a depth of c. 0.8m beneath an overburden of dark sandy loam (plate 1). No archaeological features or deposits were noted. Spoil was removed from the site in skips. Two of these were examined but no significant artefacts were recovered. It was noted that the area of the new build comprised a terrace at a level c.1m higher than the adjacent roadway. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: HER event no. ORF 129 Sitecode ORF 129 Contracting Unit No. 2012/149 Planning Application No. C/12/0992 NMR No. 1569524 Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: '''Watching Brief''' Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPS Current Land use: Other 5 - Garden PROJECT LOCATION Area 80.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TM42054985 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: K. Wade Director/Manager: Rhodri Gardner Supervisor: Mark Sommers DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: 'other' Media: 'Images raster / digital photography', 'Survey', 'Text' PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: 'other' Media: 'Context sheet', 'Correspondence', 'Report', 'Unpublished Text', 'Unspecified Archive' BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Archaeological Monitoring Report, 1 Castle Terrace, Orford Author(s)/Editor(s): Sommers, M. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2012/149 Date: 2012 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Ipswich Description: A4, single sheet report, in colour. Also available as a pdf.