Site Event/Activity record ESF20522 - Thurlow Bradley and District Pre School, Little Thurlow

An archaeological evaluation was carried out on land at Little Thurlow Primary School, Little Thurlow on the 23rd July 2009, in advance of the construction of a Pre-School. The area investigated previously contained a portacabin (with no below ground element), a soft play area and a concrete flagged patio. A single linear trench measuring 18m in length was excavated within the footprint of the proposed structure. Two east to west aligned ditches were recorded in the trench, both of which had been substantially truncated. One ditch contained a single sherd of medieval pottery, the second ditch contained no artefacts. Both features were sealed below a relatively deep subsoil deposit that may have been imported to level the school playing field. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: Related HER No. TUL 019 Sitecode TUL 019 Planning Application No. Pre Thurlow 2009 NMR No. 1525605 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Public building (e.g. school, church, hospital, medical centre, law courts etc.) Methods and Techniques: Sample Trenches Position in the Planning Process: Pre-application Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Current Land use: Other 3 - Built over Monument Type(s)/Period(s): DITCHES Uncertain Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): POT Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 206.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TL677510 Point Height 71.28 - 71.31 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Jess Tipper Director/Manager: Jo Caruth Supervisor: Liz Muldowney DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics, other Media: Database, Images raster / digital photography, Spreadsheets, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics, other Media: Context sheet, Correspondence, Notebook - Excavation, Research, General Notes, Plan, Report, Section PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Thurlow Bradley and District Pre-School, Little Thurlow TUL 019 Author(s)/Editor(s): Muldowney, E. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2009/135 Date: 2009 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds Description: A4, ring bound, white cover