Site Event/Activity record ESF20615 - Evaluation, Ipswich East Fire Station, The Havens, Ransomes Europark

An archaeological evaluation was carried out on land at The Havens, Ransomes Europark, Ipswich (TM 2078 4142; IPS 625) in advance of a proposal to build a new fire station and associated car parking. Two features were recorded, a ditch likely to have been a former field boundary, and a small, round pit rich in charcoal which may represent burning in situ. Similar features are well documented from this part of Ipswich but their date and function remain unclear at present. Datable material was not recovered from either feature. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: HER event no. IPS 625 Planning Application No. 10/00068/FPC NMR No. 1527418 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: After full determination (eg. As a condition) Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Site status: None Current Land use: Grassland Heathland 5 - Character undetermined Monument Type(s)/Period(s): PIT Uncertain, DITCH Uncertain Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): N/A None PROJECT LOCATION Area 0.50 Hectares Grid Reference: TM20784142 Point Height 34.00 - 35.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Jess Tipper Director/Manager: Rhodri Gardner Supervisor: Linzi Everett DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: AHDS ID: IPS 625 Contents: other Media: Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: IPS 625 Contents: other Media: Correspondence, Photograph, Report PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: IPS 625 Contents: other BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: IPS 625 East Ipswich Fire Station, The Havens, Ransomes Europark, Ipswich Author(s)/Editor(s): Everett, L. Other Bibliographic Details: 2010/101 Date: 2010 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: SCCAS