Vernon Street, Ipswich - IAS7402

This was an opportunistic excavation by the Suffolk Archaeological Unit in 1975 on waste land owned by Ipswich Borough Council and earmarked for development. Initially an area of 165 sq m was excavated at the far north of the site, nearest Stoke Bridge, but this was devoid of Anglo-Saxon occupation and a further area of 292 sq m was opened to the south. In both areas the 40-50cm of Victorian foundations and garden soil were stripped by machine and the features revealed excavated by hand.