Site Event/Activity record ESF21491 - Building survey and evaluation, St Bartholomews Priory, Sudbury
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Location
Location | SUY 106 St Bartholomews Priory Barn, Sudbury |
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Grid reference | Centred TL 87156 42789 (29m by 30m) |
Map sheet | TL84SE |
Civil Parish | SUDBURY, BABERGH, SUFFOLK |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Oxford Archaeology East
Date
Not recorded.
Description
In November and December 2011, Oxford Archaeology East conducted an historic building survey and archaeological evaluation at the site of a Grade II listed former barn associated with St Bartholomew's Priory in Sudbury, Suffolk. The barn had been almost entirely destroyed by fire in January of the same year and a record of the remaining structure together with an evaluation of any below-ground remains was necessary in order for de-listing of the building and to allow for decisions regarding the future uses and treatment of the site to be made by the relevant local authorities and English Heritage. St Bartholomew's Priory is believed to have been the only complete priory in the whole of the county, consisting of the barn, the chapel and the house. The former thatched barn, with oak beams, is believed to have dated to the 14th century with later 17th century alterations.The building survey revealed the survival of several phases of repair and alteration to the brick plinth and a full photographic record of the site including a post-fire rectified aerial image was created. The evaluation revealed a cluster of inter-cutting Prehistoric quarry pits and undated ditches surviving beneath the floor of the barn. The trenches outside on the northern side of the barn revealed a brick-lined well, chalk-packed post-holes in addition to a flint wall and demolition layers thought to be associated with the cowsheds previously in this location which were removed within the last 10 years.
Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes
Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known
Associated Identifiers:
Sitecode SUY106
HER event no. SUY106
Related HER No. LB275914
NMR No. 1556915
Project Type: Field evaluation
Development Type: Not recorded
Methods and Techniques: Documentary Search, Environmental Sampling, Measured Survey, Photogrammetric Survey, Photographic Survey, Targeted Trenches, Topographic Survey, Visual Inspection, Annotated Sketch, Survey/Recording Of Fabric/Structure
Position in the Planning Process: Not known / Not recorded
Reason for Investigation: Listed Building Consent
Monument Type(s)/Period(s): BARN Medieval , QUARRY PIT Late Prehistoric, WELL Post Medieval , WALL Post Medieval , DITCH Uncertain, BARN Post Medieval
Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None
PROJECT LOCATION
Area 1.00 Hectares
Grid Reference: TL8715942790 Point
PROJECT CREATOR(S)
Brief originator: Suffolk CC
Design originator: Taleyna Fletcher
Director/Manager: Paul Spoerry
Supervisor: Taleyna Fletcher
DIGITAL ARCHIVE
Recipient: Oxford Archaeology East
ID: XSFBPB11
Contents: Environmental, Survey
Media: GIS, Images raster / digital photography, Images vector, Survey, Text
PAPER ARCHIVE
Recipient: Suffolk County Stores
ID: SUY106
Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Environmental, Metal, Survey
Media: Context sheet, Correspondence, Drawing, Map, Miscellaneous Material, Photograph, Plan, Report, Section, Survey
PHYSICAL ARCHIVE
Recipient: Suffolk County Stores
ID: SUY106
Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Environmental, Metal
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript)
Title: St Bartholomew's Priory Barn Sudbury Suffolk
Author(s)/Editor(s): Fletcher, T.
Other Bibliographic Details: OA East report No. 1316
Date: 2012
Issuer/Publisher: OA East
Place of Issue or Publication: Bar Hill
Description: A4 Bound Report
URL: http://library.thehumanjourney.net/838/
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SSF54428 Unpublished document: Fletcher, T.. 2012. St Bartholomews Priory, Sudbury, Suffolk, Building Survey, Fire Analysis and Archaeological evaluation Report.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- SUY 106 Barn at St Bartholomew's Priory (Building)
Record last edited
Jul 30 2012 12:32PM