Site Event/Activity record ESF22236 - Evaluation, Land at No 25 Southgate Street, Long Melford, Suffolk

PROJECT DETAILS Long Melford, land at No 25 Southgate Street (LMD 224, TL 8612 4458) evaluation trenching for a single house development on the western side of the street revealed a substantial depth of top and subsoil over a clean and very silty iron stained deposit reminiscent of alluvial material. In this context it is probably significant that large drains or ditches run from close by towards the River Stour 200m to the west and it is apparent that the area of this site was formerly very low lying and likely to flood. The only pre-modern find from the site was a single sherd of Roman greyware pottery from the upper subsoil. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous Yes, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: NMR No. 1579749 HER event no. LMD 224 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Small-scale (e.g. single house, etc.) Methods and Techniques: ''''''''Sample Trenches'''''''' Position in the Planning Process: After full determination (eg. As a condition) Reason for Investigation: Planning condition Site status: None Current Land use: Other 5 - Garden Monument Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None PROJECT LOCATION Area 320.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TL86124463 Point Height 29.00 - 30.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: John Newman Director/Manager: John Newman Supervisor: John Newman DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk CC Archaeological Service Contents: 'Ceramics' Media: 'Images raster / digital photography', 'Text' PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk CC Archaeological Service Contents: 'Ceramics' Media: 'Report' PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Discarded Contents: 'Ceramics' BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Land at No 25 Southgate Street, Long melford, Suffolk- Archaeological Evaluation report Author(s)/Editor(s): Newman, J Date: 2013 Issuer/Publisher: John Newman Archaeological Services Place of Issue or Publication: Henley, Suffolk Description: Loose bound client report