Site Event/Activity record ESF15067 - Excavation, Old Foundry Road, Ipswich, (IAS 1501).
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Location
| Location | Old Foundry Road, Ipswich. |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred TM 1666 4465 (6m by 7m) |
| Map sheet | TM14SE |
| Civil Parish | IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
Date
1/1/74
Description
The site was overgrown, waste land which lay on the assumed line of the town defences on the north side of the town. The site, between St Margaret’s Street, to the north-east, and Old Foundry Road, to the south-west was owned by Ipswich Borough Council, which gave permission to the Suffolk Archaeological Unit for this opportunistic research excavation in 1974.
Site Constraints
Although the site was flanked by standing buildings, it was possible to cut a 1.5m wide trench, down the centre of the plot on a north-east to south-west alignment, but the depth of excavation (up to 3m) raised health and safety issues. As a result, the lower levels were machine excavated.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SSF55951 Unpublished document: Wade, K.. 2013. Ipswich Archive Site Summaries: Old Foundry Road.
- --- SSF55934 Index: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service. 1974. Ipswich Archaeological Survey Card Index (digital version).. IAS 1501.
- --- SSF50068 Index: Suffolk Archaeology Unit. 1974. SAU index card and Archive. IAS 1501.
- --- SSF56003 Article in serial: Owles, E. J.. 1974. Archaeology in Suffolk, 1974. XXXIII.2, pp. 212–224.. XXXIII.2, pp. 212–224..
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- IPS 178 Old Foundry Road, Ipswich, (IAS 1501). (Monument)
Record last edited
Sep 14 2016 11:21AM