Site Event/Activity record ESF20630 - 23 Duke Street, Bildeston

Archaeological monitoring of groundwork associated with the construction of an extension to the rear of 23 Duke Street, Bildeston, was undertaken during September 2010. A series of footing trenches were examined. These revealed a natural subsoil of yellow clay beneath c. 0.3m of topsoil. A large pit with a single fill of dark grey silt was noted adjacent the rear of the building. No datable finds were recovered from the fill although occasional oyster shells were present. A similar pit has been recorded in the vicinity. Bildeston is known for its medieval cloth industry and it is possibly these pits are related to production processes. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous Not known, Future No Associated Identifiers: HER event no. BIL 026 Sitecode BIL 026 Planning Application No. B/10/00311 NMR No. 1527617 Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: Watching Brief Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Site status: None Current Land use: Other 5 - Garden Monument Type(s)/Period(s): PIT Uncertain Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): OYSTER SHELL Uncertain PROJECT LOCATION Area 14.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TL99154945 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: K. Wade Director/Manager: Rhodri Gardner Supervisor: Mark Sommers DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: other Media: Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: other Media: Context sheet, Notebook - Excavation, Research, General Notes, Report, Section, Unpublished Text PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: other BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: 23 Duke Street, Bildeston BIL 026 Author(s)/Editor(s): Sommers, M. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2010/175 Date: 2010 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Ipswich Description: A4, comb bound, white cover