Site Event/Activity record ESF24636 - Monitoring - 2-3 Westgate Street, Long Melford

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Location

Location
Grid reference Centred TL 8638 4653 (11m by 5m)
Map sheet TL84NE
Civil Parish LONG MELFORD, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

John Newman Archaeological Services

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

Archaeological monitoring was carried out on works for a rear extension. In total 24m of 0.7m wide and generally 1m deep trenches were monitored along the eastern, southern and western sides of the extension footprint. A patio surface had previously removed so there was no topsoil present and the exposed deposit profile was made up of 0.15m of mixed patio make-up over 0.25-0.3m of subsoil over the natural. Evidence of a 19th century maltings was identified.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Newman, J.. 2013. Erection of Extension to 2-3 Westgate Street, Long Melford, Suffolk: Archaeological Monitoring Report.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • 19th to 20th century Maltings at Westgate Street (Monument)

Record last edited

Mar 14 2019 2:38PM

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