Wilson, L. and Thompson, P. (2019). Land adjacent to Church Institute (The Forge), The Street, Great Barton, Suffolk. An Archaeological Evaluation. Hertford: Archaeological Solutions Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1076258. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land adjacent to Church Institute (The Forge), The Street, Great Barton, Suffolk. An Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Archaeological Solutions Ltd unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 In March 2019 Archaeological Solutions (AS) carried out a trial trench evaluation on land adjacent to the Church Institbased onute, The Street, Great Barton, Suffolk IP31 2NP (NGR TL 892 670; Figs. 1 - 2). The Forge is a Grade II listed house and smithy dating from the 17th century with later alterations (DSF8704), and is depicted on the 1805 enclosure map. The evaluation revealed sparse medieval ditches that cut pits. The features contained predominantly mid 12th/13th to 14th century pottery, notably Bury-type coarse ware cooking pots with occasional glazed Grimston ware. The ditches are broadly parallel or perpendicular to The Street, and do not correspond with subsequent post-medieval enclosures, thus it is likely that they are related to Barton Hall and the medieval landscape surrounding the historic nucleus of the village. The majority of the features, with a significant concentration in Trench 5, appear to relate to the 17th to 19th century occupation and use of the Forge. They include an oven, metalled surface and post holes that likely indicate the presence of former outbuildings associated with industrial processes on the site. The outbuildings are potentially those that were extant on the enclosure map of 1805, but not subsequent maps. A copper alloy spur is a characteristic 17th century type. Trench 5 included the common presence of clinker and spheroidal hammer scale consistent with metal working associated with the oven and postulated former outbuildings. The oven extended beyond the baulk of the evaluation trenches and was not excavated during the evaluation stage of investigation.
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Author:		 Lauren Wilson ORCID icon
Pete Thompson ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Archaeological Solutions Ltd
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Suffolk HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2019
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Site: Land adjacent to the Church Institute, The Street
County: Suffolk
District: West Suffolk
Parish: GREAT BARTON
Country: England
Grid Reference: 589222, 267103 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: archaeol7-343508
OBIB: 5789
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Created Date:		 30 Apr 2020