Boyles, P. (2023). St. Stephen's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk: Archaeological Monitoring and Recording. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1107326. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 St. Stephen's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk: Archaeological Monitoring and Recording
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Observation and recording of groundworks associated with the conversion of the former St. Stephen's Church into a new music venue. Observations made of the excavation of a trench for a new drain, the removal of a 19th century wall and the creation of a new access ramp. Between January and March 2023, Cotswold Archaeology carried out an archaeological watching brief at St. Stephen’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, during groundworks associated with the conversion of the former church into a music venue. The excavation by contractors of a trench for new drainpipes along the southern side of the church revealed cemetery soil underneath the current footpath and also allowed for the examination of the foundations of the 15th century Rush Chapel. The foundations were found to be composed of flint and mortar, but with occasional nodules of septaria, perhaps spolia from earlier church fabric, and a large nodule of gneiss, possibly imported as a glacial erratic or ship ballast. No early floors were seen to survive under the modern concrete flooring of the Rush Chapel, although earlier cemetery soil was encountered beneath it. On the north side of the church, a 19th century stone wall, partially constructed of reused medieval and later material, was removed. A 14th or 15th century carved stone head, originally part of an interior corbel or label stop, was among the early stonework that had been incorporated into the wall. Beneath the wall, the top of a brick vaulted structure, perhaps a domed cap over a well or burial vault, was uncovered. An 18th or 19th century brick burial vault with a whitewashed interior was also encountered just north of the church. Although outside the scope of the present watching brief, previously unrecorded historical graffiti was identified by chance discovery in the stairwell of the west tower.
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Author:		 Preston Boyles ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2023
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County: Suffolk
District: Ipswich
Country: England
Parish: Ipswich, unparished area
Grid Reference: 616396, 244491 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL CHURCH (Tag)
MEDIEVAL GRAFFITI (Tag)
MEDIEVAL CEMETERY (Tag)
DRESSED STONE (Object England)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
CEMETERY (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL HUMAN REMAINS (Tag)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
MEDIEVAL BUILDING (Tag)
BUILDING (Monument Type England)
CHURCH (Monument Type England)
HUMAN REMAINS (Object England)
GRAFFITI (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN ANIMAL REMAINS (Tag)
MEDIEVAL DRESSED STONE (Tag)
POST MEDIEVAL BURIAL VAULT (Tag)
BURIAL VAULT (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-512341
Report id: SU0515_1
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Created Date:		 03 Jul 2023