Site Event/Activity record ESF20954 - Clare Primary School, Evaluation, Clare

A single trench evaluation was carried out prior to a planning application for the erection of two new extensions to the school building, a bus turning area and a new hard sports pitch within the school grounds. Finds and features of Iron Age date were located within the trench, as well as a post-medieval/modern ditch. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous Yes, Future Yes Associated Identifiers: HER event no. CLA 059 NMR No. 1539472 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Public building (e.g. school, church, hospital, medical centre, law courts etc.) Methods and Techniques: Targeted Trenches Position in the Planning Process: Pre-application Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Site status: Area of Archaeological Importance (AAI) Current Land use: Community Service 1 - Community Buildings Monument Type(s)/Period(s): DITCH Post Medieval , PIT Early Medieval , LINEAR FEATURE Early Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): BONE Early Medieval , BURNT FLINT Early Medieval , POTTERY Iron Age , POTTERY Early Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 0.97 Hectares Grid Reference: TL76724556 Point Height 55.72 - 55.82 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Jess Tipper Director/Manager: Andrew Tester Supervisor: Simon Cass DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Glass, Metal Media: Images raster / digital photography PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Glass, Metal, Stratigraphic Media: Context sheet, Drawing, Plan, Report, Section PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Glass, Metal, other BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Clare Primary School, Clare CLA 059 Archaeological Evaluation Report Author(s)/Editor(s): Cass, S. Other Bibliographic Details: 2009/214 Date: 2009 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Ipswich Description: A short report in house style, bound and covered, of c. 40 sides.