Monument record IPS 784 - Lloyds Bank, Cornhill, 2-10 Tavern Street, Ipswich, (0801).

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Summary

Grey bottle (S1) and iron spur 15th Century (S2), found at TM 1628 4461 (Lloyds Bank, Cornhill).

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 6163 2447 (29m by 47m)
Map sheet TM62SW
Civil Parish IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

Grey bottle and iron spur 15th Century (S1), found at TM 1628 4461 (Lloyds Bank, Cornhill).

Building of bank revealed grey bottle, much damaged (medieval) and iron spur (c15th) (S2, S4).

2016: The site is located in the nucleus of the historic core of Ipswich, close to the north of the former location of St. Mildred’s Church and to the location of a former market cross. This evaluation recorded a high density of pit and posthole features between c.1.0-1.2m beneath the modern ground surface, which contained a variety of middle Saxon, late Saxon and early medieval pottery, as well as animal bone, shell and slag.
Included in the Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History annual round up of individual finds and discoveries for 2016 (S5).

Sources/Archives (5)

  • --- Unpublished document: IPSMG. Ipswich Museum Extension Books.
  • <S1> Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. 1920-53.5, 1920-91.4.
  • <S3> Index: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service. 1974. Ipswich Archaeological Survey Card Index (digital version).. IAS 0801.
  • <S4> Index: Suffolk Archaeology Unit. 1974. SAU index card and Archive. IAS 0801.
  • <S5> Article in serial: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. 2017. Archaeology in Suffolk, 2016.

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 29 2024 11:52AM

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