Record Details

NHER Number:35648
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Medieval pottery, post medieval pottery and bricks

Summary

An evaluation trench dug on this site in 2000 revealed medieval and post medieval pottery, as well as some undated animal remains and post medieval bricks.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 5132 0370
Map Sheet:TF50SW
Parish:OUTWELL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

November 1999. Desk-based Assessment.
Assessment of proposed residential development at the Old Tramyard.
See report (S1) for further details. See also geotechnical investigation report (S2).
P. Watkins (HES), 21 April 2015.

June 2000. Trial Trenching.
Revealed medieval and post-medieval deposits.
Finds recovered included medieval and post-medieval pottery, post-medieval brick and animal bone.
See report (S3) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S4).
Area also includes the site of a pillbox, included here as NHER 32359, and tramway office NHER 13597.
D. Gurney (NLA), 14 September 2000. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 April 2015.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Unpublished Contractor Report: Redding, M. 1999. An Archaeological Desk-Top Assessment for the Old Tramyard, Outwell, near Wisbech, Norfolk. Soke Archaeological Services Ltd.
<S2>Unpublished Contractor Report: John Setchell (Consulting) Ltd. 1999. Ground Investigation Report. The Old Tramyard, Outwell, Wisbech, Cambs. John Setchell (Consulting) Ltd.
<S3>Unpublished Contractor Report: Westron, P. 2000. Report on the Archaeological Evaluation at the Tramyard in Outwell, Norfolk. Soke Archaeological Services Ltd. 00/06.
<S4>Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 2001. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 2000. Norfolk Archaeology. XLIII Pt IV pp 707-728. p 723.

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