Site Event/Activity record ESF22175 - Archaeological Evaluation, Sir Robert Hitcham Primary School, School Corner, Debenham, Suffolk

PROJECT DETAILS Debenham, Sir Robert Hitcham Primary School, School Corner (DB 148, TM 1734 6375) evaluation trenching for a planned community swimming pool within the school grounds revealed two entrances to either a single air raid shelter of World War II date or a pair of shelters. Local residents recalled air raid shelters in this area though their exact location had been lost. In an area with a substantial depth of top and subsoil close to tributary stream of the River Deben called The Gulls no earlier archaeological finds or features were recorded. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous Yes, Future Yes Associated Identifiers: HER event no. DBN 148 NMR No. 1578838 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Public building (e.g. school, church, hospital, medical centre, law courts etc.) Methods and Techniques: '''''Sample Trenches''''' Position in the Planning Process: After full determination (eg. As a condition) Reason for Investigation: Planning condition Site status: Conservation Area Current Land use: Community Service 1 - Community Buildings Monument Type(s)/Period(s): AIR RAID SHELTER Modern Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): BRICK Modern PROJECT LOCATION Area 300.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TM17336376 Point Height 39.00 - 40.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: John Newman Director/Manager: John Newman Supervisor: John Newman DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk CC Archaeological Service Contents: 'none' Media: 'Images raster / digital photography', 'Text' PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk CC Archaeological Service Contents: 'none' Media: 'Plan', 'Report' BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Sir Robert Hitcham Primary School, School Corner, Debenham, Suffolk- Archaeological Evaluation Report Author(s)/Editor(s): Newman, J Date: 2013 Issuer/Publisher: John Newman Archaeological Services Place of Issue or Publication: Henley, Suffolk Description: Loose bound client report