Site Event/Activity record ESF20670 - Archaeological Monitoring, 36 Cornhill (ex Lawsons TV shop), Bury St Edmunds

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Location

Location 36 Cornhill
Grid reference Centred TL 8527 6437 (3m by 2m)
Map sheet TL86SE
Civil Parish BURY ST EDMUNDS, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

SCCAS

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

Monitoring revealed soil profile intact below concrete, consisting of occupation debris from which finds were collected and a cobbled surface. Two visits were made to the site to monitor the breaking up and removal of a concrete slab and the excavation of a footing trench. The site was in a small yard at the rear of the shop premises. The trench dug for a new footing was c. 1.2m deep and rand E-W 2.8, north of the rear of the shop. It cut through a number of level soil horizons (S1).

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Gill, D.. 2001. Archaeological Monitoring Report, 36 Cornhill (formerly Lawson's electrical shop), Bury St Edmunds, BSE 191.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • 36 Cornhill (ex Lawsons TV shop) (Monument)

Record last edited

May 29 2018 4:18PM

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