Site Event/Activity record ESF21995 - Monitoring - Creeting St Mary CEVAP School, Creeting St Mary, Suffolk

Monitoring of foundation and drainage trenches for a classroom extension within the area noted as a moat on historic Ordnance Survey maps did not reveal any archaeological features with the few dateable finds in the upcast spoil being pottery sherds and brick or tile fragments from the later Post medieval period. Occasional oyster shells and small fragments of daub-like fired clay were also noted in the spoil but these finds are of uncertain date but may hint at earlier activity at the site. To complement the monitoring the parish tithe map of 1839 was also examined and this casts doubt on the interpretation of the pond in the northern part of the site as a moat as a smaller pond is shown at this date on the northern edge of the plot where the school would later be constructed. This pond was clearly enlarged in the mid to late 19th century before the area was mapped later by the Ordnance Survey.