Monument record BAW 029 - Post-medieval house platform, The Street
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 3475 3998 (41m by 42m) |
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Map sheet | TM33NW |
Civil Parish | BAWDSEY, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
28 December 1986: Earthwork of house platform 0.5m high in vacant plot. Visited/recorded by R & J Burrows-Ellis on The Street, near East Lane (S1). No further details.
June 1994: Evaluation determined earthworks to be of PMed date (S2). Details in (S3). Further PMed features found during monitoring, details in (S4). A scatter of medieval pottery & quern stone was also found. Brick, tile and building debris were present in the topsoil, and the edge of earthwork was marked by a row of roof tiles immediately below the turf. A number of incised features revealed 3 sherds of medieval pottery. 16 features identified as PMed. Small pit (8 sherds, LMed pottery). Oven + lining. Red/brown sand layer (1 sherd IA pottery, 3 sherds Med, fragment of lava quern + quantity of oyster shells). Five features revealed, two pits, one ditch, one slot and burnt natural possibly hearth (S2).
1997: Monitoring did not reveal any more mediveal features however a number of 19th and 20th century pits were observed (S5).
Sources/Archives (5)
- <S1> SSF2975 Unpublished document: Burrows-Ellis R & J. 1990. Bawdsey sites and monuments. Burrows-Ellis R & J, `Bawdsey sites & monuments', ms, unpublished, circa 1990.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: (S1)(S3)(S4).
- <S3> SSF50855 Unpublished document: Boulter, S.. 1994. Archaeological Evaluation Report. Bawdsey, Bawdsey.
- <S4> SSF50250 Article in serial: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History. PSIAH, 38 (3), 1995, p.348.
- <S5> SSF19031 Unpublished document: Boulter, S.. 1997. Archaeological Monitoring Report: Land Adjacent 40 The Street, Bawdsey.
Finds (9)
- FSF20890: POTTERY (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- FSF20891: QUERN (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- FSF20892: POTTERY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- FSF20893: BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- FSF20894: TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- FSF26375: POTTERY (13th century to 16th century - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
- FSF26376: QUERN (Undated)
- FSF26377: BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF26378: TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Jan 3 2018 4:24PM