Record Details
| NHER Number: | 7712 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Roman and post-medieval finds |
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Summary
In 1968 a copper alloy object, identified as a possible Roman torc, was recovered as a stray find, while metal-detecting in 2020 recovered a 19th century button inscribed with "Norwich Workhouse".
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 13 18 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG11NW |
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| Parish: | SWANNINGTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1968. Bronze ?torc (S1) found while hoeing sugar beet.
Found in Top Road Field, Church Farm, Swannington.
In NCM [1].
Compiled by E. B. Green (NCM).
March-April 2016. Metal-detecting. [2].
AMD042016 - PAS details to follow.
This find was previously recorded under NHER 61314.
Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent mapped at [3].
A. Beckham (HES), 16 December 2019.
5 February 2020. Metal-detecting.
19th century button, inscribed "Norwich Workhouse". Likely from the uniform of an inmate or member of staff at Norwich Incorporation House of Industry, Bowthorpe Road, Norwich (NHER 26575).
Identified by the finder and not recorded on the PAS database.
See Photograph (S2).
A. Beckham (HES), 24 February 2020.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (19th Century - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- TORC (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BUTTON (19th Century - 1801 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 - Roman. Swannington. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Swannington. |
| <S1> | Illustration: Milligan, W. 1970. Drawing of a Roman copper alloy torc. Card. Unknown. |
| <S2> | Photograph: Melvin, C. 2020. Photograph of a 19th century "Norwich Workhouse" button. Digital. Tiff. |
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