1772- 1786 Excavation ST EDMUNDS ABBEY

Tombs of John Lydgate & Thomas Beaufort, Earl of Exeter located. Director of fieldwork Godbolt Publications : Journal article Archaeologia : or miscellaneous tracts relating to antiquity Society of Antiquaries of London 3/1775/311-15 Note Archaeologia : or miscellaneous tracts relating to antiquity Society of Antiquaries of London 4/1777/119,129-30 Note Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 62//33

1849 Excavation BURY ST EDMUNDS ABBEY

Director of fieldwork J Darkin Publications : Note Journal of the British Archaeological Association 21/1865/128 Reference The archaeological journal Royal Archaeological Institute 108/1951/169

1902- 1903 Excavation BURY ST EDMUNDS ABBEY

Gold crozier mount of Abbot Samson at Moyse's Hall Museum. Director of fieldwork M R James Finds Holder Moyses Hall Museum Bury St Edmunds Publications : Full report Virtual Catalogue Entry to support E.I. Migration BARKER,H./1907/WEST SUFFOLK ILLUSTRATED/53-58

1947 Excavation ST EDMUNDS ABBEY

Auspices Ipswich Museum Director of fieldwork M J M Maltby Publications : Note Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History 24/1948/256

1957- 1964 Excavation ABBEY CHURCH, BURY ST EDMUNDS

Auspices Ministry of Works Director of fieldwork A D Saunders Director of fieldwork M W Thompson Funding Body/Financier Ministry of Works Publications : Full report Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History 31/1969/256-262 Full report Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History 35/1981/1-30

1964 Excavation BURY ST EDMUNDS ABBEY

Auspices Ministry of Public Building and Works Director of fieldwork M Biddle Funding Body/Financier Ministry of Public Building and Works Publications : Note Medieval archaeology : journal of the Society for Medieval Archaeology 8/1964/244

1965 Survey - measured ABBEY

Director of fieldwork B Brown

1973 Excavation NORMAN GATE TOWER, BURY ST EDMUNDS ABBEY

Archive Holder Moyses Hall Museum Bury St Edmunds Auspices Department of the Environment Director of fieldwork I W Stuart Director of fieldwork P L Drewett Finds Holder Moyses Hall Museum Bury St Edmunds Funding Body/Financier Department of the Environment Publications : Full report Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History 33/1975/241-252

1976- 1980 Excavation BURY ST EDMUNDS ABBEY

No excavation in 1977 & 1978. Post Medieval settlement involved the re-use of Medieval buildings. Archive Holder English Heritage Archive Holder H M Woods Auspices Department of the Environment Auspices English Heritage Director of fieldwork A J Fleming Director of fieldwork H M Woods Finds Holder English Heritage Finds Holder Samsons Tower Bury St Edmunds Abbey Funding Body/Financier Department of the Environment Funding Body/Financier English Heritage Publications : Full report East Anglian archaeology reports //Forthcoming

1987- 1988 Excavation CATHEDRAL

Site code:BSE 052. Post Medieval pit was a robbing pit. See also TL 86 SE 40. Archive Holder Suffolk Sites and Monuments Record Auspices Suffolk Archaeological Unit Director of fieldwork Joanna Caruth Director of fieldwork R D Carr Funding Body/Financier Suffolk County Council Publications : Note Council for British Archaeology Group 6: Bulletin 34/1989/7 Note Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History 37/1989/1:72

1988 Architectural Survey ABBEY WEST FRONT

Site code: BSE 010. Archive Holder Suffolk Sites and Monuments Record Auspices Suffolk Archaeological Unit Director of fieldwork P Aitkens Director of fieldwork R Carr Funding Body/Financier Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England Funding Body/Financier Suffolk County Council Publications : Note Council for British Archaeology Group 6: Bulletin 34/1989/6-7 Note Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History 37/1989/1:71

1990 Survey - geophysical BURY ST EDMuNDS ABBEY

AML Survey Database Reference No.: 7 Survey type: Resitivity: recorded grid Survey for St Edmundsbury Borough Council in the Abbey grounds examined the infirmary, abbot's garden, dovecote and reputed mill. The definition of precise structural patterns is not clear. Auspices Ancient Monuments Laboratory Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission Holder of Original Archive Ancient Monuments Laboratory Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission Publications : Full report Virtual Catalogue Entry to support E.I. Migration Payne,A./1990/Bury St Edmunds Abbey, Suffolk: resistivity survey (AML 100/90)

1990 Watching Brief GREAT CHURCHYARD OF ABBEY

Salvage recording of masonry wall material exposed in a water pipe trench. The apparently in situ wall fragment did not appear to align with the Abbey Church. Archive Holder Shire Hall Bury St Edmunds Auspices Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service

1993 Excavation ABBEY CHURCH, WEST FRONT

Site/SMR Code: BSE112. Excavation of a garden wall foundation trench revealed structural remains identified as the south nave arcade and the southern aisle external wall. Archive Holder Shire Hall Bury St Edmunds Auspices Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Funding Body/Financier St Edmundsbury Borough Council

1995 Watching Brief WEST FRONT OF THE ABBEY

Site code: BSE123. Monitoring of drainage works behind the West Front revealed the in situ remains of pillar bases of the Abbey church very close to the surface. Large loose fragments of fallen and demolished material was found throughout the trench. A further trench in front of the West Front demonstrated far less rubble than those within the site of the church. Archive Holder Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Auspices Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Director of fieldwork D Gill Director of fieldwork Joanna Caruth Funding Body/Financier St Edmundsbury Borough Council Publications : Note Medieval archaeology : journal of the Society for Medieval Archaeology 40/1996 Note Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History Vol 38:4/1996 Full report Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service reports Report No 96/82

1996 Excavation ST EDMUNDS ABBEY CLOISTER

Report not accessed. Archive Holder Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Auspices Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Funding Body/Financier Developer Publications : Full report Gazetteer of archaeological investigations in England, 1996 edited and compiled by L M Fransen ...[et al] British and Irish Archaeological bibliography supplement 3/1300

1997 Architectural Survey PRECINCT WALL, MUSTOW STREET

Site/SMR Code: BSE129. Archive Holder Shire Hall Bury St Edmunds Auspices Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Funding Body/Financier St Edmundsbury Borough Council Publications : Full report Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service reports Carr R/1997/Abbey Precinct Wall (Gate Area), Mustow Street, Bury St Edmunds/Report No 97/52.

2000- 2001 Excavation NORMAN COTTAGE

Site/SMR code: BSE182. Excavation for a new cellar on the site beside the Norman Tower and straddling the Abbey precinct wall recorded some 27 inhumations from the 'Great Churchyard' of St James's and St Mary's dating to the 14th century. The precinct wall was also recorded. Further burials were recorded in 2001. Archive Holder Shire Hall Bury St Edmunds Auspices Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Director of fieldwork D Gill Finds Holder Shire Hall Bury St Edmunds Funding Body/Financier Developer Publications : Note Medieval archaeology : journal of the Society for Medieval Archaeology 45/2001 Note Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History Vol 40:1/2001 Note Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History Vol 40:2/2002

2001 Evaluation ABBEY GARDENS: BOUNDARY WALL

Site/SMR code: BSE196. Two trial holes excavated to inspect the footings of a collapsed section of boundary wall recorded surviving foundations of mortared flint. Work also involved the sorting and depiction of Abbey stones released by the collapse. Archive Holder National Monuments Record Centre Archive Holder Shire Hall Bury St Edmunds Auspices Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Director of fieldwork A Jones Director of fieldwork R D Carr Finds Holder Shire Hall Bury St Edmunds Funding Body/Financier St Edmundsbury Borough Council Publications : Full report Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service reports Jones A/2001/Archaeological evaluation report: Abbey Gardens Boundary Wall: stone recording/Report No 2001/55.

2001 Watching Brief LAND AT ABBEY GARDENS

Monitoring of telephone cabling groundworks recorded no archaeological deposits. Archive Holder Shire Hall Bury St Edmunds Auspices Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Director of fieldwork Ellen Bales Funding Body/Financier Developer Publications : Full report Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service reports Bales E/2001/Archaeological monitoring report: Telephone Cable, Abbey Gardens, Bury St Edmunds.

2005 Desk Based Assessment ABBEY CHURCH (WEST FRONT)

Site/SMR Code: BSE010. Assessment carried out in advance of conservation and development of the West Front. Information from OASIS Online Form. Archive Holder Shire Hall Bury St Edmunds Auspices Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Publications : Full report Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service reports Gill D/2005/Archaeological assessment for West Front of the Abbey Church, Bury St Edmunds/Report No 05/52. Source : English Heritage Prepared for the St Edmundsbury History Project by David Addy, May, 2007 Books consulted: English Heritage Website