Excavations at the Former Jewson's Yard, Broad Street, Ely: Post-Excavation Assessment

This report assesses the material record from the excavations at Broad Street, Ely. The site is located on the east side of the city of Ely, on the east side of Broad Street, centred at TL 544 798. The area of development encompasses a strip of land lying behind The Maltings and Ship Lane to the north and properties fronting Jubilee Terrace to the south, Broad Street to the west and bounded by Riverside Walk to the east. Within this area excavation took place in a corridor of land 175m long and varying between 15 and 25m wide. This strip of land was most recently occupied by Jewsons Timber Yard and is generally referred to as the Jewsons Yard site. Excavation of the site was conducted by the Cambridge Archaeological Unit from 17th July to 15th December 2000. The site was the subject of a Channel 4 Time Team Special programme and a film crew was in attendance during most working days. Following completion of the archaeological work, the site was re-instated as an open public space and inaugurated as the Jubilee Park in 2001