Monument record BSE 376 - Weymed Centre, Bury St Edmunds, (Medieval-Post Medieval) (SCCAS) EVAL (BRIT) EVAL (BRIT) EXC
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TL 8576 6387 (53m by 55m) |
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Map sheet | TL86SE |
Civil Parish | BURY ST EDMUNDS, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (19)
- CELLAR? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RUBBISH PIT (12th century to 14th century - 1100 AD to 1399 AD)
- FEATURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- YARD (15th century to 17th century - 1400 AD to 1699 AD)
- BUILDING (15th century to 17th century - 1400 AD to 1699 AD)
- AIR RAID SHELTER? (IPS: Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
- CIVIL DEFENCE BUILDING (IPS: Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
- LAYER (17th century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
- PIT (17th century to 18th century - 1600 AD to 1799 AD)
- CULVERT (18th century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
- POST HOLE (17th century to 18th century - 1600 AD to 1799 AD)
- WALL (15th century to 17th century - 1400 AD to 1699 AD)
- FLOOR (15th century to 17th century - 1400 AD to 1699 AD)
- OCCUPATION LAYER (15th century to 16th century - 1400 AD to 1599 AD)
- POST HOLE (15th century to 17th century - 1400 AD to 1699 AD)
- POST HOLE (12th century to 14th century - 1100 AD to 1399 AD)
- FLOOR (12th century to 14th century - 1100 AD to 1399 AD)
- DEMOLITION LAYER (17th century to 19th century - 1600 AD to 1899 AD)
Full Description
2011: Evaluation revealed evidence that the site was subject to a clearance to create a garden for the Marquis of Bristol and the medieval properties that once occupied the site were demolished and buried beneath early 17th century topsoil. As a consequence the archaeology is extraordinarily well preserved. Pottery recovered suggests the site has been in continuous occupation since at least the 10th century. Activity increased during the high medieval period reflected by 12th-14th century finds. Medieval features from across the sites included pits, a ditch and a possible cellared building. Late medieval occupation was evidenced by buildings remains and the potential exists for building footprints to remain, along with ancillary structures. Remains of a cobbled surface, possibly a lost lane, were also uncovered. The late medieval buildings were demolished in a single event. There is a 16th century cut-off date for the finds. An almost complete circular base of an engaged column was recovered which may have been used as part of an internal structure from around 15th century onwards. The remains of two civil defence buildings of brick wall stubs and concrete raft, were seen, one may possibly be an air-raid shelter which overlay the 17th century topsoil. A clay-lined pit, posthole and brick culvert were also seen (S1).
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> SSF54280 Unpublished document: Gill, D.. 2011. Archaeological Evaluation Report, Shire Hall Car Park and Weymed Centre, Bury St Edmunds, BSE 375 and BSE 376.
Finds (38)
- FSF35635: TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FSF35636: TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF35637: BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FSF35638: CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF35639: GOBLET (17th century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
- FSF35640: ANIMAL REMAINS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF35641: ANIMAL REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FSF35642: TOKEN (15th century to 16th century - 1470 AD to 1539 AD)
- FSF35643: POTTERY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF35644: POTTERY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FSF35645: POTTERY (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 649 AD)
- FSF35646: TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FSF48175: POTTERY THETFORD (Late Saxon - 850 AD to 1065 AD)
- FSF48176: POTTERY ST NEOTS (IPS: Early Medieval - 1001 AD to 1150 AD)
- FSF48177: POTTERY EARLY MEDIEVAL (IPS: Early Medieval - 1001 AD to 1150 AD)
- FSF48178: POTTERY (IPS: Late Medieval Transitional - 1451 AD to 1600 AD)
- FSF48179: BRICK (15th century to 16th century - 1400 AD to 1599 AD)
- FSF48180: FIRED CLAY (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- FSF48181: CORE? (Mesolithic - 9000 BC? to 4000 BC?)
- FSF48182: BURNT FLINT (Unknown date)
- FSF48183: BOTTLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF48184: SLAG (Unknown date)
- FSF48185: NAIL (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- FSF48186: NET SINKER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FSF48187: MOUNT (14th century to 15th century - 1300 AD to 1499 AD)
- FSF48188: PIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FSF48189: LAMP HOLDER (12th century - 1100 AD to 1199 AD)
- FSF48190: THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF48191: BLADE (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- FSF48192: HINGE (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- FSF48193: METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- FSF48194: ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FSF48195: JETTON (16th century to 17th century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
- FSF48196: STRAP FITTING (16th century to 17th century - 1500 AD to 1699 AD)
- FSF48197: BUTCHERED ANIMAL REMAINS (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF48198: ANIMAL REMAINS (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF48199: OYSTER SHELL (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF48200: MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Interpretation: Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods (ESF26899)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation - Weymed Centre, Bury St Edmunds (Ref: OASIS-suffolkc1-113993) (ESF21312)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation, Weymed Centre, Bury St Edmunds (Ref: oasis-britanni1-421468) (ESF28525)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation, Weymed Centre, Bury St Edmunds (Ref: oasis-britanni1-britanni1-431777) (ESF28610)
Record last edited
Oct 12 2021 8:05AM