Record Details
| NHER Number: | 41946 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Late Saxon to post medieval pits, ditches and trackways at Notre Dame School |
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Summary
An archaeological evaluation of this area, at Notre Dame School, in 2005 revealed a number of ditches and pits, some of which dated to the Late Saxon or early medieval period. Two linear features were also noted, which may represent paths or cart tracks. This area was also the site of a number of 19th century buildings which were destroyed around World War Two.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 23209 07936 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG20NW |
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| Parish: | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
September 2005. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of proposed development site. Contexts 1-256 used.
Work revealed three ditches and a couple of possible pits some of which were dated by pottery to the Late Saxon or early medieval period. At a higher level were two linear features which may represent paths or cart tracks. In the upper part of the trenches were the remains of 19th century buildings that were destroyed around World War Two.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.620).
J. Allen (NLA), 7 March 2006. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 June 2020.
Monument Types
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- DITCH (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- PIT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PATH (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- TRACKWAY (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUILDING (18th Century to World War Two - 1800 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)
- OYSTER SHELL (Unknown date)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Slide: Various. Slide. |
| --- | Fiche: Exists. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Bates, S. 2006. An Archaeological Evaluation at Notre Dame High School, Norwich. NAU Archaeology. 1102. |
| <S2> | Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. 2006. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk in 2005. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLV Pt I pp 124-136. p 132. |
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