Title: |
Archaeological Monitoring Report. St Andrews St North, Bury St Edmunds |
Number of Pages: |
3 |
Biblio Note |
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Publication Type: |
Report
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Abstract: |
The watching brief revealed a consistent soil profile over most of the site: beneath modern concrete a fairly uncontaminated layer of fine sand and some gravel overlaying a red/brown silt/sand. This contrasted markedly with the results of the monitoring of trenches to the east, which tended to show a considerable build up of dark loam. Two exceptions to the pattern were a wall footing, perhaps 18th -19th century, and a small disturbance containing mortared flint nodules, which both occurred in the northernmost trench. It was considered unwise to draw firm conclusions from the results of this monitoring. However, viewed in the light of the first recorded evidence of the town wall, it was possible to interpret the 'fine silt and sand' as the remnants of the town bank created by the excavation of a ditch which predated St Andrews Street. The small cluster of flints may have been medieval in date and it was possible that they were the surviving fragments of the wall. [Au(adp)] |
Author: |
Andrew Tester
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Publisher: |
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
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Year of Publication: |
1999
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Locations: |
Location - Auto Detected: |
North Bury St Edmunds |
Location - Auto Detected: |
St Andrews Street |
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Subjects / Periods: |
Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
18th 19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1999
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: ST ANDREWS ST NORTH, BURY ST EDMUNDS Study area: Investigation type: Post-determination/Research District: St. Edmundsbury Monument: WALL. Post-medieval (1540-1901), FEATURE. Medieval (1066-1540) Ngr: TL85006400 Parish: Bury St Edmunds Postcode: IP333DH
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Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |