Site Event/Activity record ESF19495 - Monitoring, Holywells Park, Ipswich, (IAS 9002).

Archaeological monitoring of the moat desilting at Holywells Park, Ipswich, was undertaken during December 2006. During these operations four lengths of tree trunk that had been bored through longitudinally were recovered. Each had a tapered end which fitted in to the opposite end of its neighbour and together they formed a pipe. They were recovered underneath a dam across one arm of the moat and would have allowed water to flow from one side to the other in a presumably controlled manner although this is believed to be a secondary use as they appear to have been designed to withstand substantial internal pressure such as that required in an ornamental fountain. An independent timber expert, Richard Darrah, was commissioned to undertake an assessment of the pipes and samples were taken for identification of the species which was confirmed as elm by Rowena Gale (both Darrah's and Gale's reports are included as appendices in this report). Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous Yes, Future No Associated Identifiers: HER event no. IPS 497 NMR No. 1464589 Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: Salvage Record Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Current Land use: Other 14 - Recreational usage Monument Type(s)/Period(s): MOAT Uncertain Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): WATER PIPE Post Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 1650.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TM17594358 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service, Field Team Director/Manager: John Newman Supervisor: Mark Sommers DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: IPS 497 Contents: other Media: Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: IPS 497 Contents: other Media: Correspondence, Report BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Archaeological Monitoring Report: IPS 497 Holywells Park, Moated Enclosure Author(s)/Editor(s): Sommers, M. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS 2007/210 Date: 2007 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Ipswich Description: printed sheets of A4 paper, stapled