Short Description:
Demolition layer
Issued to
Lisa Westcott Wilkins | 15/09/2016
Interpretation
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- Demolition layer relating to the destruction of the first site of Leiston Abbey in able to re-use the masonry for the relocation of the abbey to its second and present site.
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- Raksha Dave
- 26-9-2016
Sketch Photo
Description
- Friable
- Light grey white
- Chalk and mortar sand
- Occasional Flint cobbles and charcoal flecks
- Length - 4.30m Width - 2.30m Depth - 0.30m
- Probably the same as (26005) but direct relationship is unknown due to truncation by [26009] and [26012]
- Trowel, mattock, spade and shovel Sunny and dry
Finds
| Findtype | Quantity (No. fragments) | Weight (g) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceramic Building Material | 2 | 94 | Brick |
| Ceramic Building Material | 3 | 310 | Glazed Tile |
| Ceramic Building Material | 39 | 3037 | Tile |
| Other (add to description) | 1 | 119 | Mortar |
| Stone | 1 | 73 | Lime Stone |
| Ceramic Building Material | 451 | 23912 | Tile (discarded) |
Feature
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Feature: LA_2603
- The creation of the next levelling layer for the next phase of construction after the disuse of the earliest phase of the abbey and its subsequent destruction.
Site Photos
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Photo: LA_163410
- Trench 26 mid-excavation, facing West
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Photo: LA_163411
- Trench 26 mid-excavation, facing East
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Photo: LA_163731
- Trench 26 demolition layer, facing South West
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Photo: LA_163732
- Trench 26 demolition layer, facing South East
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Photo: LA_163733
- Trench 26 demolition layer, facing North
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Photo: LA_163734
- Trench 26 demolition layer, facing South East
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Photo: LA_163735
- Trench 26, facing West
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Photo: LA_163736
- Trench 26, facing South
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Photo: LA_163992
- Trench 26 facing North
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Photo: LA_163993
- Trench 26 facing South
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Photo: LA_163994
- Trench 26 facing East
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Photo: LA_163995
- Trench 26 facing West
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Photo: LA_164012
- Trench 26 facing North
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Photo: LA_164013
- Trench 26 facing South
Plan
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Plan: LA_37
- Multi-context plan of Trench 26
- Lisa Westcott Wilkins
- 16-9-2016
Samples
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Sample: LA_88
- Raksha Dave
- 18-9-2016
Record Details
- Not set
- Lisa Westcott Wilkins 15-9-2016
- 23-9-2016