Site Event/Activity record ESF21709 - Evaluation at Richmond House, Clare

An archaeological evaluation was carried out in the garden of Richmond House, 20 Nethergate Street, Clare as part of a planning condition on application SE/11/0099. The requirements were set out in a Brief and Specification by Jess Tipper 27 May 2011. The condition required two trial trenches to be dug in order to assess the archaeological potential of the site. The planning application is for the construction of a swimming pool behind the existing range of buildings. The excavation of an evaluation trench and two test pits at Richmond House Clare uncovered at least seven cut features dating between the 12th to 19th centuries. Finds from the site included 25 sherds of medieval pottery dated from the 12th to 14th centuries although the majority of these were found in later contexts. The evaluation has provided evidence for the occupation of Nethergate Street from the medieval period. . Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Yes Associated Identifiers: HER event no. CLA 071 Sitecode CLA 071 Contracting Unit No. 2011/101 Planning Application No. SE/11/0099 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Rural residential Methods and Techniques: ''Sample Trenches'' Position in the Planning Process: After full determination (eg. As a condition) Reason for Investigation: Planning condition Site status: None Current Land use: Other 5 - Garden Monument Type(s)/Period(s): LAYER Medieval , PIT Post Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): ANIMAL REMAINS Post Medieval , LITHIC IMPLEMENTS Bronze Age , NAIL Post Medieval , ANIMAL REMAINS Medieval , TILE Post Medieval , CERAMIC Medieval , CERAMIC Post Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 20.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TL768451 Point Height 48.00 - 49.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Abby Antrobus Director/Manager: Andrew Tester Supervisor: Andrew Tester DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service ID: CLA 071 Contents: 'Animal Bones', 'Ceramics', 'Metal', 'Survey', 'none' Media: 'Database', 'Images raster / digital photography', 'Spreadsheets', 'Survey', 'Text' PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service ID: CLA 071 Contents: 'Animal Bones', 'Ceramics', 'Metal', 'other' Media: 'Correspondence', 'Drawing', 'Photograph', 'Plan', 'Report', 'Section', 'Unpublished Text' PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service ID: CLA 071 Contents: 'Animal Bones', 'Ceramics', 'Metal' BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Richmond House, 20 Nethergate Street, Clare, CLA 071, Archaeological Evaluation Report Author(s)/Editor(s): Tester, A. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2012/101 Date: 2011 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds Description: A4, comb-bound, white card covers, in colour, with 2 appendices (also available as a pdf)