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    Summerdown13 Recreation Ground, Compton Drive, Eastbourne

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    The GPR survey at Summerdown Convalescent Camp in Eastbourne identified several archaeological features. Concrete pilings from demolished wooden barracks buildings were detected, along with intact ablution blocks and latrines at the northern edge. Pipes were also seen leading from the ablution structures. Denser areas likely represent hard standing surfaces. The layout matches historical maps. The small ablution building north of Building 2 has the deepest archaeology and an intact floor level, making it a good target for community excavation.

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    The GPR survey at Summerdown Convalescent Camp in Eastbourne identified several archaeological features. Concrete pilings from demolished wooden barracks buildings were detected, along with intact ablution blocks and latrines at the northern edge. Pipes were also seen leading from the ablution structures. Denser areas likely represent hard standing surfaces. The layout matches historical maps. The small ablution building north of Building 2 has the deepest archaeology and an intact floor level, making it a good target for community excavation.

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    GPR Survey on Summerdown WWI camp at Eastbourne, East Sussex

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    The GPR survey at Summerdown Convalescent Camp in Eastbourne identified several archaeological features. Concrete pilings from demolished wooden barracks buildings were detected, along with intact ablution blocks and latrines at the northern edge. Pipes were also seen leading from the ablution structures. Denser areas likely represent hard standing surfaces. The layout matches historical maps. The small ablution building north of Building 2 has the deepest archaeology and an intact floor level, making it a good target for community excavation.

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    Summerdown13 Recreation Ground, Compton Drive, Eastbourne

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    The GPR survey at Summerdown Convalescent Camp in Eastbourne identified several archaeological features. Concrete pilings from demolished wooden barracks buildings were detected, along with intact ablution blocks and latrines at the northern edge. Pipes were also seen leading from the ablution structures. Denser areas likely represent hard standing surfaces. The layout matches historical maps. The small ablution building north of Building 2 has the deepest archaeology and an intact floor level, making it a good target for community excavation.

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    SUMMERDOWN13 Site identification Recreation Ground, Compton Drive, Eastbourne and address County, district East Sussex and / or borough O.S. grid ref. !"#"#$% Geology. C&a'( Project number. SNU))*ER13+" Fieldwork ty e. Geop&,sics Site ty e. !ate of fieldwork. September - October .+13 S onsor/client. ommies Guides Project manager. David Stave'e, Project su er"isor. Period summary Project summary. 0 G1R surve, on t&e site o2 Summerdo3n conva'escent camp #$%% word ma&' WW/

    ( Geo hysical Sur"ey at Summerdown Cam , )astbourne


    by !a"id Sta"eley
    *ntroduction &e purpose o2 t&is surve, is to estab'is& t&e state o2 t&e arc&aeo'o4, in advance o2 a communit, excavation at Summerdo3n WW/ conva'escent camp5 &ou4& t&e camp covered a substantia' area, t&e on', part t&at &as not been bui't on is in a p'a,in4 2ie'd on t&e sout&ern ed4e o2 Compton Drive5 0s bui'din4 remains 3ere expected and t&e 4eo'o4, 3as c&a'(, 3it& a smoot& 4round sur2ace, 4round penetratin4 radar 3as c&osen to eva'uate t&e arc&aeo'o4,5 (cknowledgements &e aut&or 3ou'd 'i(e to t&an( Eastbourne Co''e4e, R,an Gearin4, 6o Seaman, 7at&erine 8uc('and and Robert Davies (rchaeological +ackground &e WW/ bui'din4s &ave been 3e'' mapped and p&oto4rap&ed, so it 3as c'ear 3&at 3as expected5 &e arc&aeo'o4, is concentrated in t&e NW corner o2 t&e 2ie'd, 3it& 'atrines and ab'ution b'oc(s at t&e nort&ern ed4e and barrac( b'oc(s to t&e sout&5 &e barrac( b'oc(s 3ere 3ooden, but standin4 on concrete pi'es5 &e ab'ution b'oc(s 3ere probab', more substantia'5

    &e area under investi4ation is mar(ed in red in t&e p&oto4rap& be'o3, 3&ic& 3as ta(en 2rom t&e rid4e to t&e sout& o2 t&e camp5

    ,ethodology &e area 3as surve,ed 3it& an U S/ Groundvue 30 Ground 1enetratin4 Radar 3it& a 9++M:; antenna5 9+M 'on4 'ines 3ere 3a'(ed N<S and 3ere &a'2 a metre apart and data recorded do3n to "+ns ever, 3cm5 &e data 3as processed usin4 Re2'exW5 &e 2o''o3in4 2i'ters 3ere app'ied5 D,namic Correction, 8ac(4round Remova', Gain )unction and 8andpass 8utter3ort& =.++< >++M:;?5 )ina'',, t&e data 3as interpo'ated into a 3d data set at $ readin4s per metre5

    Sur"ey (rea

    &e surve, area 3as set up usin4 a ota' Station on an arbitrar, 4rid5 &e 4rid can be re<estab'is&ed usin4 t&e tota' station resection points 'isted in t&e tab'e be'o35 0rea 0 3as surve,ed in September .+1. and 0rea 8 3as surve,ed in October .+135 Description RS1 @ NE corner o2 tennis court enc'osure RS. @ N ed4e o2 2irst 'ar4e meta' po'e to t&e S o2 RS1 11 1. 13 E 9#35.$ 9$%5." ">+ "++ "++ N 9#.51+ 9"$5$1 "++ "++ 9.+

    -esults

    Slice at 2.5ns

    Slice at 3.5ns

    Slice at 5.0ns

    Slice at 8.5ns

    Slice at 10.0ns

    Slice at 11.0ns

    Slice at 16.0ns

    *nter retation

    &ere are a number o2 trac(s across t&e site, 3&ose ed4es are s&o3n 3it& red 'ines5 0t t&e nort&ern ed4e, t&ese 'ines a'so mar( t&e ed4es o2 areas o2 denser materia', per&aps some sort o2 &ard standin45 &e sma''er areas to t&e nort& matc& t&e si;e and p'acement 2or t&e ab'ution b'oc(s and 'atrines5 3o pipes seem to 'ead 2rom t&ese and are mar(ed in b'ue5 &e dense areas to t&e nort& and sout& o2 t&ese are 'i(e', to be &ard standin45 Some o2 t&e concrete pi'es t&at t&e 3ooden barrac( &uts stood on are sti'' t&ere, 3&i'st ot&ers &ave been stripped a3a,5 &ese are s&o3n as 4reen points on t&e map5 0$ seems to &ave disappeared comp'ete',5 0$ and 0# &ave on', t&eir 3estern sides survivin45 0. and 03 seem more comp'ete and t&e ed4e o2 09 is Aust visib'e on t&e 3estern side5 &e 'ar4e ,e''o3 area is a 'oose pi'e o2 materia', bein4 sma''er at t&e top compared to t&e bottom5 &is ma, be a pi'e o2 demo'ition materia'5

    &e map over'a, on t&e 4eop&,sics above is 2rom a p&oto4rap& o2 a map t&at 3as not 2'at, &ence t&e visib'e 3arpin45 Nevert&e'ess, t&e 'a,out c'ear', matc&es 3&at &as been 2ound on t&e 4eop&,sics5 On', bui'din4 01 remains unsurve,ed5 W&i'st t&e map s&o3s t&e extent o2 t&e bui'din4s, trac(s seem to 'ead out o2 t&e area to t&e east and sout&5 )or t&e tar4etin4 o2 a trenc& 2or t&e communit, excavation, t&e sma'' ab'ution bui'din4 to t&e nort& o2 0$ barrac( b'oc( &as t&e 4reatest dept& o2 arc&aeo'o4, and is most 'i(e', to &ave an intact 2'oor 'eve'5

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