Monument record BSE 172 - Two Medieval ditches at No 30 Mustow Street
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Summary
Section excavated through E-W ditches running along south edge of Mustow Street.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 85618 64324 (22m by 19m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL86SE |
| Civil Parish | BURY ST EDMUNDS, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
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Full Description
July 1999: Section excavated through E-W ditches running along south edge of Mustow Street. Two ditch cuts from part of two large drains surrounding precinct wall. Earlier cut filled by late C15/early C16 timber framed building built over the top. See Report 99/67 (S1).
According to Richard Yates (in early C19?( the whole precinct was surrounded by a wall and ditch. The ditch ran from the east gate to St Mary's Church and then to the river below the Great Cemetery. It was filled up in 1749. 'Many person 50 years ago remember several wooden bridges' across this ditch to the monastery (S2).
Sources/Archives (3)
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. (S1).
- <S1> SSF51609 Unpublished document: Gill D,. 1999. Archaeological Evaluation Report, 30 Mustow Street, Bury St Edmunds. SAU, Gill D, Evaluation Report, SCCAS Report 99/67, 1999, ill.
- <S2> SSF50094 Bibliographic reference: Miscellaneous Bibliographic reference. Yates R, notes (on Bury Ditches & walls), early C19(?), SRO (Bury).
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Record last edited
Nov 30 2022 3:11PM