Record Details
| NHER Number: | 3719 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Multi-period pottery sherds and post medieval spoon |
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Summary
Fieldwalking here during 1969-97 recovered Iron Age, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval pottery sherds. These included sherds belonging to Late Saxon Thetford Ware, medieval Grimston Ware and post medieval lead glazed earthenware. In addition, a post medieval pewter spoon was retrieved from the same site.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 8586 2256 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF82SE |
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| Parish: | WEASENHAM ST PETER, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1969.
Thetford Ware, medieval and post medieval sherds found.
Finds held by NCM.
P. Wade-Martins (NAU) 1969.
December 1979. Field observation.
Medieval sherds at TF 8585 2260. See NCM record sheet copy in file.
Also possible pewter spoon, presumably post medieval.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 29 March 2000.
16 May 1980. Same site, found in fieldwalking.
Rim of possible Thetford type ware, inturned bowl rim Grimston/Thetford War, twenty Grimston green-glazed sherds including flanged rim, rod and strap handles (13th-15th centuries); thirteen medieval sherds including inturned bowls, 12th century. One lead glazed earthenware base.
Identified by W. Milligan (NCM) 19 May 1980.
N.B. some of the finds from site NHER 3718 found in May 1980 along north edge of road may in fact have come from this site.
W. Milligan (NCM).
March/April 1987.
Seven more glazed and unglazed Grimston sherds.
Identified by P. Williams.
E. Rose (NAU) 2 April 1987.
April 1997. Fieldwalking.
Two Iron Age sherds.
Three-five Thetford-type Late Saxon sherds.
Nineteen medieval.
See list in file.
D. Gurney (NLA) 14 May 1997.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SPOON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Late Saxon. Weasenham St Peter. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Weasenham St Peter [3]. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Post-Medieval. Weasenham St Peter. |
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