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THE GABLES, BURY STREET, STOWMARKET, SUFFOLK: ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION |
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Britannia Archaeology Ltd unpublished report series
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britanni1-202130_1.pdf (17 MB)
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
From the 10th to the 26th February and the 18th March 2015, Britannia Archaeology Ltd (BA) undertook a trial trench evaluation enlarged to a small excavation and a monitoring and recording on land at The Gables, Bury Street, Stowmarket, Suffolk (TM 048 589), in advance of the construction of 10 dwellings and associated works. A design brief issued by Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Conservation Team (SCCAS/CT) (Antrobus, A. Dated 11th November 2014) originally required an evaluation comprising 4 3.00m x 3.00m test pits. On the opening of these test pits, it was clear that two of the southern test pits (TP 3 and 4) should be enlarged into a small excavation area and the grubbing out of any footings should be monitored due to archaeological deposits encountered. Background research for the project indicated that evidence for medieval and post medieval activity was most likely to be encountered. The results of the archaeological investigation proved worthwhile; a small group of two pits provided several episodic dumping layers over a relatively short time-frame of kiln waste/pottery, kiln structure and furniture and fired clays dating from the 16th to 18th centuries, allowing an insight into the post-medieval redware production of Stowmarket, currently of which little is known. The ceramic assemblage within the pits are the largest found within two decades in East Anglia and has added considerably to the study of post-medieval pottery production regionally. |
Author: |
Sue Anderson
J Cane
D McConnell
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Publisher: |
Britannia Archaeology Ltd
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Suffolk HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2015
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The Gables, Bury Road |
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Suffolk |
District: |
Mid Suffolk |
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STOWMARKET |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 604800, 258900 (Easting, Northing)
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britanni1-202130 |
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Report Number 1124 |
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A4 Bound report with A3 pullout figures
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Created Date: |
22 Mar 2019 |