Site Event/Activity record ESF19958 - Evaluation and standing building recording, RAF Woodbridge
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Location
Location | SUT 199 RAF Woodbridge - Skanska Site |
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Grid reference | Centred TM 3294 4831 (1023m by 891m) |
Map sheet | TM34NW |
Civil Parish | SUTTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
Date
Not recorded.
Description
A programme of archaeological work including standing building recording, production of a brief airfield history and trial trench evaluation was carried out at RAF Woodbridge in advance of its redevelopment to house the 23 Engineers (Air Assault). A photographic record (monochrome prints and 3.2 megapixel digital backup was taken) of all the buildings within the Development Area was made. Two of the buildings were also subject to a measured survey. A total of thirteen evaluation trenches (totalling c. 750m2) were excavated and these revealed no significant archaeological features. Numerous modern services were found to have affected much of the site. A single area of protected heathland was not accessible at the time of the evaluation and further work (monitoring of the heathland relocation, followed by trial trenching) was recommended in order to assess the survival of archaeological deposits in the area during a later stage of the development.
Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes
Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Yes
Associated Identifiers:
HER event no. SUT 199
Planning Application No. C/03/2371
NMR No. 1400089
Project Type: Field evaluation
Development Type: Large-scale mixed development (military)
Methods and Techniques: Documentary Search, Targeted Trenches
Position in the Planning Process: After full determination (eg. As a condition)
Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16
Site status: Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), Site of Special Scientific Importance (SSSI)
Current Land use: Grassland Heathland 3 - Disturbed
Monument Type(s)/Period(s): MILITARY AIRFIELD Modern
Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None
PROJECT LOCATION
Area 55.00 Hectares
Grid Reference: TM33004830 Point
PROJECT CREATOR(S)
Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body
Design originator: R Carr
Director/Manager: John Newman
Supervisor: Rhodri Gardner, Mark Sommers
DIGITAL ARCHIVE
Recipient: AHDS
Contents: Survey
Media: Images raster / digital photography, Text
PAPER ARCHIVE
Recipient: Suffolk County SMR
Contents: Survey
Media: Aerial Photograph, Context sheet, Drawing, Map, Photograph, Plan, Report, Section, Survey
PHYSICAL ARCHIVE
Recipient: Suffolk County SMR
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript)
Title: SUT 199 RAF Woodbridge - Skanska Site
Author(s)/Editor(s): Gardner, R., Sommers, M.
Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2004/82
Date: 2004
Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Field Team
Place of Issue or Publication: Ipswich
Description: A4 ring bound.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SSF51917 Unpublished document: Gardner, R. and Sommer, M.. 2004. Archaeological Evaluation Report. RAF Woodbridge - Skanska Site.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- SUT 199 RAF Woodbridge - Skanska Site (Monument)
Record last edited
Jul 19 2012 3:10PM