Site Event/Activity record ESF19968 - Police Investigation Centre, Martlesham

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Location

Location Evaluation, Police Investigation Centre, Suffolk Police HQ, Martlesham,
Grid reference Centred TM 2432 4601 (236m by 133m)
Map sheet TM24NW
Civil Parish MARTLESHAM, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service

Date

Not recorded.

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Description

An archaeological evaluation was carried out on land at Suffolk Constabulary Headquaters, Martlesham Heath in advance of a proposal to construct a new police investigation centre and new parking facilites. The two areas evaluated were an area of lawn in front of the main building and a tarmac parking area to the rear of the complex, with a single trench between garages and offices towards the middle of the site. The site had seen some development in the past, involving construction of car-parking and some light landscaping relating to the current usage. The evaluation found extensive services in the north-western area, and significant disturbance in the area under tarmac to the south-east. However, this disturbance appears to have not extended out from beneath the tarmac as undisturbed subsoil and natural deposits were observed around the edges of the tarmac. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: HER event no. MRM 141 HER event no. MRM 142 Planning Application No. C/08/0834 NMR No. 1514448 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Large/ medium scale extensions to existing structures (e.g. church, school, hospitals, law courts, etc.) Methods and Techniques: Sample Trenches Position in the Planning Process: After full determination (eg. As a condition) Reason for Investigation: Planning condition Site status: Local Authority Designated Archaeological Area Current Land use: Other 15 - Other Monument Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None PROJECT LOCATION Area 3100.00 Square metres Grid References: TM24374601 Point, TM24234606 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: William Fletcher Director/Manager: Rhodri Gardner Supervisor: Simon Cass DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Survey Media: Images raster / digital photography, Survey, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Stratigraphic, Survey Media: Context sheet, Photograph, Plan, Report, Survey PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Police Investigation Centre (PIC), Martlesham MRM 141 and 142 Author(s)/Editor(s): Cass, S. Other Bibliographic Details: 2009/077 Date: 2009 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Ipswich Description: Short report of archaeological evaluation, in house style and bound and covered.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Cass, S.. 2009. Evaluation report. Police Investigation Centre (PIC), Martlesham (MRM 141 and 142), Martlesham.

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Police Investigation Centre, Martlesham (Monument)
  • Police Investigation Centre, Martlesham (Monument)

Record last edited

Aug 15 2011 3:17PM

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