Site Event/Activity record ESF21191 - Archaeological Monitoring and Recording - Earlybirds Pre-school, St Benedict's Road, Beccles

In April 2010 Archaeological Solutions Ltd carried out a programme of archaeological monitoring at Earlybirds Pre-School, St Benedict's Road, Beccles, Suffolk. The archaeological monitoring was required in complance with the planning consent for the construction of a new pre-school and care building (DC/09/0802/CCC). The monitoring uncovered the outline of a World War II brick air raid shelter which is to be preserved beneath the proposed development. No other archaeological features or finds were present at the shallow levels proposed for the development (S1). Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: Contracting Unit No. P3836 Sitecode BCC 073 Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: Watching Brief Reason for Investigation: Planning condition Site status: Area of Archaeological Importance Current Land use: Community Service 1 - Community Buildings Monument Type(s)/Period(s): AIR RAID SHELTER Modern Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None PROJECT LOCATION Area 170.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TM4227590976 Point Height 10.00 - 10.50 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Organisation: Archaeological Solutions Ltd Brief originator: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Conservation Team Design originator: Jon Murray Director/Manager: Jon Murray Supervisor: Smith, L DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk HER Contents: Stratigraphic Media: Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk HER Contents: Stratigraphic Media: Context sheet, Photograph, Plan, Report, Section, Unpublished Text BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Earlybirds Pre-School, St Benedict's Road, Beccles, Suffolk. Archaeological Monitoring and Recording. Author(s)/Editor(s): Smith, L. Other Bibliographic Details: AS Report No: 3538 Date: 2010 Issuer/Publisher: Archaeological Solutions Ltd Place of Issue or Publication: Hertford Description: A4 ringbound document