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St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds, BSE 451, Archaeological Monitoring Reprot |
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Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
During the relocation of the Cenotaph in the north aisle of St Mary's church the existing flagstones at the new location were lifted as well as a layer of rubble in white lime mortar, which had been laid as a sub-base in the 19th century; this exposed a substantial flint and mortar wall, which was on a similar alignment to the standing building. It is believed to be the original north wall of the smaller Norman church built in the 12th century, which was reduced to ground level when the nave and north aisle of St Mary's were widened early in the 15th century. A projection of this wall to the west would abutt the south-east corner of the church tower (in the Norman period the tower entirely projected from the north wall of the church whereas following the expansion of the church and nave, the tower became partly encased within the north aisle). Either side of the wall stub in the excavation area the ground was disturbed with up-cast soil from multiple burials. A layer of mortar in the shape of a medieval tomb, although not complete, lay directly over brown silt and may indicate an intact burial where an attempt was made to replicate a medieval stone-lined tomb albeit on a modest scale. Disarticulated skeletal remains that were uncovered during the work were reinterred and a protective membrane was laid over the wall. Reinforced concrete was then placed over the wall where the Cenotaph was successfully relocated. |
Author: |
Andrew Tester
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Publisher: |
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
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Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Suffolk HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2014
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BSE 451 Cenotaph relocation, St Mary's Church |
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Suffolk |
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West Suffolk |
Parish: |
BURY ST EDMUNDS |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 585640, 263950 (Easting, Northing)
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suffolkc1-185951 |
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SCCAS Report No. 2014/095 |
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A4, comb bound, white card cover, in colour (also available as pdf file)
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01 Feb 2018 |