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Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
Bury Resource Centre
Hollow Road
Bury St Edmunds
IP32 7AY
Following the demolition of Wingfield House in 1980, Ipswich Borough Council granted permission for the Suffolk Archaeological Unit to excavate an area to the rear of the property in 1980-81, prior to the creation of a car park.
The area excavated was limited by the need to store spoil on site for the reinstatement. As the area was stripped by machine to a depth of 1.6m, the volume of spoil was considerable and hand excavation was limited in depth by health and safety concerns.
A total of 35 contexts, mainly pits, were recorded from this site and flotation columns were taken pits from pits 0032 (Early Late Saxon); 0031 (Middle Late Saxon) and 0013, 0025, 0033 (Early Medieval).
Further information can be found in the Site Summary which can be accessed by selecting the 'Reports' tab on the 'Downloads' page.