Site Event/Activity record ESF22229 - Monitoring, Brandon Centre, Brandon

PROJECT DETAILS Archaeological monitoring of associated ground works connected to the renovation and improvement of the old school building - particularly the new foundations for an extension and a soak away dug within the car park area. Foundations of an old outhouse were noted in the car park soak away, and a large number of worked flints were seen in a service trench tot eh south of the school building, believed to be flint 'quarters' - an initial stage in the processing of gun flints using a technique introduced in the mid to late 1770's based on French developments. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: HER event no. BRD 223 Planning Application No. F/2012/0300/CR3 NMR No. 1580427 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Public building (e.g. school, church, hospital, medical centre, law courts etc.) Methods and Techniques: '''''Visual Inspection''''' Position in the Planning Process: After full determination (eg. As a condition) Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPS Site status: None Current Land use: Community Service 1 - Community Buildings Monument Type(s)/Period(s): WALL Post Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): FLINT Post Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 4190.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TL78418643 Point Height 11.00 - 12.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Dr Jess Tipper Director/Manager: Andrew Tester Supervisor: Simon Cass DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: 'Stratigraphic', 'Worked stone/lithics' Media: 'Images vector', 'Text' PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: 'Stratigraphic', 'Worked stone/lithics' Media: 'Notebook - Excavation', ' Research', ' General Notes', 'Photograph', 'Plan', 'Report' PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: 'Worked stone/lithics' BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Brandon Centre, Brandon BRD 223 Archaeological Monitoring Report Author(s)/Editor(s): Cass, S. Other Bibliographic Details: 2013/064 Date: 2013 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds Description: A short report in house style documenting the results of the monitoring undertaken at the property in early 2013, report is A4, wire-comb bound and card covered as usual.