Monument record LVM 036 - 15th to 16th century post built structire at The Grove, Lady Street

November 1998: Evaluation of part of site LVM 018 . Details in (S1).
November 1999: Small scale excavation in garden revealed Late Medieval/Post Medieval post hole building. Details in (S2).

An excavation was carried out within the grounds prior to the construction of a sunken garden. This revealed a series of clay-packed postholes forming a rectangular structure. Artefactual evidence suggests that it was probably in use around the 15th and 16th centuries. The foundations of a brick wall, constructed partly over a backfilled ditch, were also recorded. These were interpreted as various phases of a property boundary, as marked on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map and were unconnected with the structure. Included in the Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History annual round up of individual finds and discoveries for 1999 (S3).