Brooks, R. (2014). The Swan Hotel, Lavenham, LVM 080, Post-Excavation Assessment Report v0.4. Ipswich: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service. https://doi.org/10.5284/1039442. Cite this using datacite

Title
Title
The title of the publication or report
Title:		 The Swan Hotel, Lavenham, LVM 080, Post-Excavation Assessment Report v0.4
Series
Series
The series the publication or report is included in
Series:		 Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service unpublished report series
Downloads
Downloads
Any files associated with the publication or report that can be downloaded from the ADS
Downloads:
suffolkc1-165553_1.pdf (24 MB) : Download
Licence Type
Licence Type
ADS, CC-BY 4.0 or CC-BY 4.0 NC.
Licence Type:
ADS Terms of Use and Access icon
ADS Terms of Use and Access
DOI
DOI
The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5284/1039442
Publication Type
Publication Type
The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book
Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
Abstract
Abstract
The abstract describing the content of the publication or report
Abstract:		 An excavation was carried out to the rear of the Swan Hotel, in Lavenham, Suffolk. This OASIS form accompanies the assessment report, to be followed by an analysis report and article. The archaeological remains represent activity across two terraced property plots, with occupation dating from the 13th century into the post-medieval period. The earliest medieval features were mainly 13th-14th century quarrying and refuse pits. These were overlaid by various backyard workshop structures that enclosed ten furnaces thought to relate to the dyeing process. This phase was followed by scattered post-medieval postholes and pits, suggesting a complete decline in the previous industrial activity (aligned with the economic blight that hit Lavenham after the wool trade collapsed). In the upper area of the site there were two more furnaces and a large channel that functioned as a water source for the dyeing process, as well as further evidence of scattered post-medieval postholes and occasional late to post-medieval pits. The finds recovered from the site include medieval and post-medieval pottery, animal bone and shell, CBM, fired clay, plaster, mortar, tobacco pipes, glass and slag. The small finds assemblage included coins, keys, fasteners, brooches, knives, trade tokens, a boy bishop token and garment fixings, as well as other objects. Environmental samples indicated that the site was initially open grassland prior to its incorporation into a yard and workshops, after which point it was kept relatively clear of refuse and vegetation until the decline of the industrial activity, at which point it became overgrown.
Author
Author
The authors of this publication or report
Author:		 R Brooks
Publisher
Publisher
The publisher of the publication or report
Publisher:		 Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
Other Person/Org
Other Person/Org
Other people or organisations for this publication or report
Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Suffolk HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication
Year of Publication
The year the book, article or report was published
Year of Publication:		 2014
Locations
Locations
Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published.
Locations:
Site: LVM 080 Swan Hotel Spa Assessment
County: Suffolk
District: Babergh
Parish: LAVENHAM
Country: England
Grid Reference: 591565, 249200 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods
Subjects / Periods
Subjects / Periods associated with this record.
Subjects / Periods:
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BRICK (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BRICK (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) BRICK (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) COIN (ROSE FARTHING) (Find)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) COIN (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) GLASS (Find)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) KEY (LOCKING) (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) LACE TAGS (Find)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) LEAD WEIGHT (Find)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) LOOP FASTENER (Find)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) METAL VESSEL RIM (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) NAILS (Find)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PINS (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PINS (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PLASTER/MORTAR (Find)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) TILE (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) TILE (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) TOBACCO PIPE (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) TOKEN (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) TOKEN (BOY BISHOP) (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) VESSEL GLASS (Find)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) FURNACES (Monus)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) RESERVOIR CHANNEL (Monus)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) TEXTILE WORKSHOP (Monus)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) TEXTILE WORKSHOP (Monus)
Identifiers
Identifiers
Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc.
Identifiers:
OASIS Id: suffolkc1-165553
OBIB: SCCAS Report No. 2013/148
Note
Note
Extra information on the publication or report.
Note:		 A4, comb bound, white card covers, in colour, with 12 appendices. Also available as a pdf.
Source
Source
Where the record has come from or which dataset it was orginally included in.
Source:
Source icon
OASIS (OASIS)
Relations
Relations
Other resources which are relevant to this publication or report
Relations:
Created Date
Created Date
The date the record of the pubication was first entered
Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018