Site Event/Activity record ESF20170 - Evaluation, The Kings Head, Sproughton Road, Ipswich, IPS 499

Features recorded in the three trial-trenches at the rear of the public house were all of recent date while the only find was a coin of Henry III dating from 1251-1272 . A proposed trench at the front of the pub was not excavated, but monitoring of footing trenches for the development failed to identify any archaeological deposits. The evaluation and monitoring prove the previously identified Early Anglo Saxon cemetery on the southern side of the Sproughton Road did not extend northwards as far as the development area. In addition, the evaluation suggested that there was no significant archaeology relating to other periods of activity on the site. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: NMR No. 1443013 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Urban residential (e.g. flats, houses, etc.) Methods and Techniques: Sample Trenches, Documentary Search Position in the Planning Process: After full determination (eg. As a condition) Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Site status: None Current Land use: Other 5 - Garden Monument Type(s)/Period(s): DITCH Uncertain, DRAIN Modern, PIT Modern Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): COIN Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 2800.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TM14104546 Point Height 6.25 - 6.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: K. Wade Director/Manager: Stuart Boulter Supervisor: Stuart Boulter DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: IPS 499 Contents: Metal Media: Database, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: IPS 499 Contents: other Media: Context sheet, Correspondence, Drawing, Map, Photograph, Plan, Report, Section, Unpublished Text, Unspecified Archive PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: IPS 499 Contents: Metal BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: The Kings Head, Sproughton Road, Ipswich, Record of an Archaeological Evaluation Author(s)/Editor(s): Boulter, S. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Rpt. No. 2006/124 Date: 2006 Issuer/Publisher: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Place of Issue or Publication: Ipswich Description: Unbound A4 sheets