Record Details
| NHER Number: | 128 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Medieval and post medieval pottery sherds from the car park, Malthouse Road |
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Summary
In 1948 excavations were carried out at the site of the 19th century bombed houses located here. No medieval structures were found although a reasonable quantity of medieval and post medieval pottery sherds were retrieved.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 22896 08240 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG20NW |
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| Parish: | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1948. Excavation by [1] for the NRC and NNAS courtesy of Boulton and Paul Ltd.
On site of 19th century bombed houses.
No medieval structures found, though a 'fair amount' (1, 1948) of pottery in residual contexts.
The layers directly overlying the natural sand were producing 16th and 17th century pottery.
Finds held by NCM.
Monument Types
- HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Unpublished Contractor Report: Penn, K. 1999. The French Borough at Norwich: St Stephen's Parish (west part). An Archaeological Assessment. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 438. |
| --- | Record Card: NCM Staff. 1973-1989. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card - Norwich. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Norwich - Post Roman. |
| <S2> | Monograph: Jennings, S. 1981. Eighteen Centuries of Pottery from Norwich. East Anglian Archaeology. No 13. p 250. |
| <S3> | Serial: 1984. Archaeol. Newsletter.. No 8, p 6. |
| <S4> | Serial: 1949. Norfolk Research Committee Bulletin. Series 1 No 1 (for 1948). |
| <S5> | Publication: 1949. R.A.I.Programme, Norwich. R.A.I.Programme, Norwich. p.36. |
| <S6> | Newspaper Article: 1948. Eastern Daily Press. 20 July. |
| <S7> | Newspaper Article: 194. Eastern Daily Press. 7 August. |
Related records
| Site 877 | Parent of: Car Park, Malthouse Road (Monument) |
| Site 842 | Parent of: Malthouse Road (Monument) |
| 372 | Part of: Former precinct of St Mary in the Fields, Chapel in the Fields (includes Chapelfield Gardens) (Monument) |
| 87 | Part of: Medieval and post medieval pottery sherds, Malthouse Road (Find Spot) |
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