Site Event/Activity record ESF22493 - Archaeological Evaluation Report, 110A Victoria Street, Ipswich

PROJECT DETAILS An archaeological evaluation at the site of 110A Victoria Street, Ipswich, resulted in the digging of two linear trial trenches. The trenches were deep, in many places of 0.8m depth or more, and had to be cut through thick deposits of modern demolition spreads and buried topsoil. Along the base of the trenches frequent interventions of 19th and 20th century date were encountered, including pits, drains, wall footings and a brick-filled soakaway. All features were likely to belong to either the construction of Victoria Street in the 19th century or the site's subsequent use as a builder's yard and then as a small business estate (now demolished). The only feature to possibly predate this period was a ceramic land-drain which probably dated to when the site was still in agricultural used, but was still likely to be of 19th century date. No earlier features, deposits or finds of archaeological interest were identified. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: HER event no. IPS 755 Planning Application No. IP/13/00392/OUT Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Housing estate Methods and Techniques: ''Sample Trenches'' Position in the Planning Process: After full determination (eg. As a condition) Reason for Investigation: National Planning Policy Framework - NPPF Site status: None Current Land use: Vacant Land 1 - Vacant land previously developed Monument Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None PROJECT LOCATION Area 0.19 Hectares Grid Reference: TM15264481 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Planning Authority (with/without advice from County/District Archaeologist) Design originator: Jess Tipper Director/Manager: Stuart Boulter Supervisor: Jezz Meredith DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Contents: 'other' Media: 'Images raster / digital photography', 'Text' PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Contents: 'other' Media: 'Correspondence', 'Miscellaneous Material', 'Plan', 'Section' BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: IPS 755, 110A Victoris St, Ipswich; Archaeological Evaluation Author(s)/Editor(s): Meredith, J. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS report 2014/124 Date: 2014 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Ipswich Description: Short nedative report