Site Event/Activity record ESF24700 - Monitoring, 50 Cliff Lane, Ipswich

The footing trenches were dug to an average depth of 1.8m however these were not observed by an archaeologist at any stage. The land had also been extensively terraced in the past and it is likely that this terracing has already destroyed a part of any archaeological evidence present. It was concluded that test depths of the natural subsoil be obtained by augering before work commenced in an attempt to determine how much, if at all, this terracing had affected the natural lie of the land and possibly any archaeology. Due to the presence of concrete, tree roots and other ground disturbance, only twelve holes were bored on an area of lawn, immediately adjacent to the former house. Of these twelve, five could not be bored to the natural subsoil due to brick rubble under the lawn. The rest were bored to between 0.46-0.80m deep.