Site Event/Activity record ESF22068 - Evaluation off land to rear of Newmarket High Street, Suffolk

PROJECT DETAILS During August 2012 Oxford Archaeology East undertook a 14 trench evaluation of the land behind the High Street, Newmarket (TL 637 632)). The majority of the trenches revealed a chalk bedrock cut by periglacial features. Features in trenches 10, 11 and 12 are likely to be associated with Early to Middle Bronze Age and Early Iron Age occupation within the north-east corner of the development area. Trench 3 had evidence for early post-medieval backyard features as well as 18th century features at the south-west corner of the development around the area of the old swimming pool. Trench 1 uncovered 18th century remains probably associated with the Queensbury Yard stables and the Queensbury yard lodge. Potentially representing some of the earliest stable buildings within Newmarket. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: Sitecode NKT 043 HER event no. NKT 043 Planning Application No. F/2012/0216/FUL NMR No. 1576078 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: Not known / Not recorded Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPS Monument Type(s)/Period(s): DITCH Post Medieval , WALL Post Medieval , POSTHOLE Iron Age , PIT Iron Age Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): ANIMAL BONE Medieval , POTTERY Post Medieval , POTTERY Medieval , FLINT Bronze Age , POTTERY Iron Age PROJECT LOCATION Area 4.00 Hectares Grid Reference: TL637632 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Suffolk CC Design originator: Aileen Connor Director/Manager: Aileen Connor Supervisor: Anthony Haskins DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Oxford Archaeology East ID: NKT 043 Contents: 'Animal Bones', 'Ceramics', 'Environmental', 'Metal', 'Stratigraphic', 'Survey', 'Worked stone/lithics' Media: 'Database', 'Geophysics', 'Images raster / digital photography', 'Images vector', 'Spreadsheets', 'Survey', 'Text' PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Stores ID: NKT 043 Contents: 'Environmental', 'Stratigraphic' Media: 'Context sheet', 'Correspondence', 'Drawing', 'Photograph', 'Plan', 'Section', 'Survey ', 'Report' PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Stores ID: NKT 043 Contents: 'Animal Bones', 'Ceramics', 'Environmental', 'Glass', 'Metal', 'Worked stone/lithics' BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Land to the rear of the High Street, Newmarket Author(s)/Editor(s): Haskins, A. Other Bibliographic Details: OA East Report No. 1407 Date: 2012 Issuer/Publisher: OA East Place of Issue or Publication: Bar Hill Description: A4 bound report URL: http://library.thehumanjourney.net/1123/