Record Details

NHER Number:32990
Type of record:Monument
Name:Possible Roman mosaic floor, 'near Gurney's Manor' (Hingham, poorly located)

Summary

A possible Roman mosaic floor was reported to have been discovered before 1997. However, no firm evidence has been put forward for this.

Images - none

Location

Parish:HINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

'Some years before 1997'. 'Near Gurney's Manor'.
Story that a mosaic pavement was found by landowners, who did not report the find for fear of official intervention.
Information from [1] given to D.A. Edwards (NLA) 6 October 1997.
E. Rose (NLA), 20 October 1997.

July 2010.
The same story was reported at a meeting of the Hingham Society.
D. Gurney (NLA), 26 July 2010.

Monument Types

  • TESSELLATED FLOOR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

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