Monument record IPS 559 - Former convent of Jesus and Mary, Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, (IAS 8610).

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Summary

Former convent of Jesus and Mary.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 1763 4498 (122m by 203m)
Map sheet TM14SE
Civil Parish IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Former convent of Jesus and Mary.

Nuns burial ground removed c. 1978.

2002: Watching brief on residential development - no finds or features in areas seen.

2003: Burials found in Nuns graveyard. To be removed by specialist firm and reburied.

1973: Also metal detector finds perhaps to 19th century barracks. Also a Shortcross penny.

(S1-S3)

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> Index: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service. 1974. Ipswich Archaeological Survey Card Index (digital version).. IAS 8610.
  • <S2> Index: Suffolk Archaeology Unit. 1974. SAU index card and Archive. IAS 8610.
  • <S3> Article in serial: Owles, E. J.. 1973. Archaeology in Suffolk, 1973. XXXIII.1, pp. 94–102..

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (3)

Record last edited

Jan 19 2017 4:23PM

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