Site Event/Activity record ESF21597 - Evaluation at Land at Vinefields Farm, East Close, off Eastgate Street, Bury St Edmunds
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Location
Location | Land at Vinefields Farm, East Close, off Eastgate Street |
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Grid reference | Centred TL 8617 6448 (174m by 202m) |
Map sheet | TL86SE |
Civil Parish | BURY ST EDMUNDS, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Archaeological Solutions
Date
Not recorded.
Description
Trial trench evaluation was carried out on land at Vinefields Farm, East Close ahead of the redevelopment of the site comprising the construction of 73 residential units and associated access, garaging and public open space (St Edmundsbury Borough Council Planning Ref. SE/11/0368). 18 trenches were excavated. Topsoil was the uppermost layer, dark greyish brown, firm, sandy silt with occasional angular gravel, flint, CBM and glass. It overlay subsoil, a dark reddish brown, soft, silty sand with occasional angular gravel, flint and CBM. Subsoil was not seen in the southern area of the site. The natural drift geology was a mid yellowish red, soft, slightly silty sand with bands and patches of light buff white, compact, chalk marl (S1).
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> SSF54567 Unpublished document: Smith, L.. 2012. Archaeological Evaluation Report, Land at Vinefields Farm, East Close, off Eastgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- BSE 389 Undated features, Land at Vinefields Farm, East Close, off Eastgate Street (Monument)
Record last edited
Aug 22 2022 5:00PM