Gill, D. (2014). Test pits at the Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds, BSE 446, Archaeological Excavation Report. Ipswich: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service. https://doi.org/10.5284/1039691. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Test pits at the Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds, BSE 446, Archaeological Excavation Report
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Series:		 Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Seven test holes were excavated in the grounds of the medieval Guildhall in Bury St Edmunds, including the plot of land behind No 79 Whiting Street, which demonstrated that there are well preserved archaeological deposits surviving across the whole site. Medieval pits and evidence of a flint built precinct wall which had originally enclosed the complex were found in the north yard; of the three pits found on the Guildhall site two were contemporary with the remodelling of the building in the 15th century whilst the third predated its construction. Despite the discovery of an early pit the evidence suggested that the site had not been intensively occupied previously and the Guildhall was built on what could be considered a virgin site; all of the pottery recovered dated from after the start of the 12th century and a sherd of Bury coarseware (Late12th -14th century) was found interleaved between the building's foundation and its above ground wall. The relatively low level of domestic activity seen in the archaeological record in the Guildhall yards reflect its standing as a public office and is in stark contrast to the area behind No. 79 Whiting Street. Here a complex and deep stratification of archaeological deposits was encountered with evidence of drying ovens and sequences of structures characteristic of medieval domestic tenement. A large assemblage of pottery dating from the 12th through to the 16th centuries was recovered including local glazed ware in a variety of forms.
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Author:		 David Gill
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Publisher:		 Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Suffolk HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2014
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Site: BSE 446 Test pits at the Guildhall Evaluation
County: Suffolk
District: West Suffolk
Parish: BURY ST EDMUNDS
Country: England
Grid Reference: 585275, 264067 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BOTTLE GLASS (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BRICKS (Find)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Object England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) MOLLUSCA REMAINS (OYSTER) (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) MOLLUSCA REMAINS (OYSTER) (Find)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ROOF TILE (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ROOF TILE (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) WINDOW GLASS (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DEMOLITION LAYER (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) LAYERS (Monus)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SURFACE (Monus)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) SURFACE (Monus)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) WALL (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) WALL (Monument Type England)
TEST PIT (Event)
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OASIS Id: suffolkc1-177944
OBIB: SCCAS Report No. 2014/071
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Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018