Record Details
NHER Number: | 300 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Multi-period finds and features, Lower Close |
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Summary
Excavations in 1976 revealed a series of 13th century road surfaces beneath a massive 18th century build up of material. The roads overlaid a 12th century building with a hearth and oven, The building stood at the edge of a natural hollow that had been used as a midden, the rubbish also filling three 11th to 12th century monastic drains.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TG 2358 0880 |
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Map Sheet: | TG20NW |
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Parish: | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
April to May 1976. Norwich Survey excavation to investigate the possible line of Late Saxon defences, no evidence was found.
Below a massive 18th century build up on the site (using material taken from the cloisters) was a series of 13th century road surfaces running in a northwest to southeast alignment.
These overlay a 12th century building and post hole construction with a hearth and oven.
The building lay at the edge of a natural hollow that had been used as a midden, which also filled three drainage channels of late 11th/12th century date.
These followed the alignment of the road surfaces and so are probably monastic in context.
M. Atkin.
See (S6).
Monument Types
- TRACKWAY? (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BLACKSMITHS WORKSHOP? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUILDING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DRAIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- GULLY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HEARTH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MIDDEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- OVEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POST HOLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PRIORY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ROAD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRUCTURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TRACKWAY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- IMBREX (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TEGULA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PLANT REMAINS (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- ARROWHEAD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- AWL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BALANCE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COMB (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DAUB (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FLUE TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- GOUGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HINGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HOOKED TAG (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HORSESHOE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ICE SKATE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- NEEDLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PADLOCK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PRICK SPUR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
--- | Record Card: NCM Staff. 1973-1989. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card - Norwich. |
--- | Unpublished Document: Atkin, M. 1977. Norfolk: Norwich [Norwich Survey excavation in 1976]. |
<S1> | Article in Serial: Atkin, M. W., Carter, A., Baxter, M., Donaldson, P. and Roberts, J. P. 1976. Excavations in Norwich - 1975/1976. The Norwich Survey - Fifth Interim Report. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXVI Pt III pp 191-201. p 195. |
<S2> | Serial: 1976. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1976. No 23. p 16. |
<S3> | Article in Serial: Webster, L. E. and Cherry, J. 1977. Medieval Britain in 1976. Medieval Archaeology. Vol XXI pp 204-262. p 211. |
<S4> | Monograph: Jennings, S. 1981. Eighteen Centuries of Pottery from Norwich. East Anglian Archaeology. No 13. p 258. |
<S5> | Publication: 1976. Archaeol.Ex.. 141. |
<S6> | Article in Monograph: Atkins, M. and Evans, D. H. 2002. Excavations in Northern Conesford, in and around the Cathedral Close. Excavations in Norwich 1971-1978 Part III. East Anglian Archaeology. Atkins, M. and Evans, D. H. No 100 pp 7-67. |
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