Site Event/Activity record ESF20205 - Respite Care Home, Chestnut House, Vinefields, Bury St Edmunds

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Location

Location Respite Care Home, Chestnut House, Vinefields
Grid reference Centred TL 8592 6439 (51m by 53m)
Map sheet TL86SE
Civil Parish BURY ST EDMUNDS, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

A series of site visits were made during the redevelopment of the Respite Care Home to monitor the groundworks associated with the demolition of the former building and the construction of its replacement. Monitoring included the excavation of pre-construction engineering test holes, the grubbing out of the footing of the demolished former building and the excavation of the footing trenches of the new build. The test holes showed that the natural geology rose close to the current surface on the east side of the site but a buried dark soil was observed below the topsoil suggesting that archaeological deposits migh exist on part of the site. The complete development area had been terraced into the side of the slope (S1).

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Gil, D.. 2009. Archaeological Monitoring Report, Respite Care Home, Vinefields, Bury St Edmunds.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Negative monitoring, Respite Care Home, Chestnut House, Vinefields. (Revoked Record)

Record last edited

Aug 22 2022 4:51PM

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