Site Event/Activity record ESF23839 - Evaluation - The Swan Hotel, Lavenham

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Location

Location
Grid reference Centred TL 5915 2492 (11m by 19m) (2 map features)
Map sheet TL52SE
Civil Parish LAVENHAM, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

An archaeological evaluation was carried out prior to the construction of a spa with a basement, as well as garden landscaping. Two trenches were excavated within two small areas of garden to the rear of the Swan premises. The first trench covered 23.9sqm and was 1.8m wide and 14.4m long, whilst trench 2 was 0.75sqm and measured 0.5m wide x 1.5m long. The upmost archaeological levels in Trench 1 were encountered between 0.3m and 0.44m below the existing ground level. Three sondages were excavated in trench 1. These sondages revealed features, some of which survived up to and beyond 1.16m below ground level (S1).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Brooks, R. 2013. Archaeological Evaluation Report: The Swan Hotel, Lavenham.
  • <S2> Unpublished document: Brooks, R.. 2015. Addendum to the assessment report - The Swan Hotel, Lavenham.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Late medieval to early post medieval dyeing workshop at The Swan Hotel (Monument)

Record last edited

Nov 29 2023 3:11PM

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