Record Details

NHER Number:812
Type of record:Monument
Name:Medieval cemetery, Maid's Head Hotel, Palace Street

Summary

Excavation in the car park of the Maid's Head prior to building works in 1988 uncovered a medieval cemetery for a chapel attached to the church of St Simon and St Jude. The chapel was where the hotel now stands. Fragments of medieval pottery were also found.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 23334 08937
Map Sheet:TG20NW
Parish:NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

Full description

June 1988. Excavation.
Excavation in car park of Maid's Head prior to building works, uncovered cemetery for chapel attached to church of St Simon and St Jude. No other details.
Information from Norfolk Archaeological Records on chapel.
Stood east side of Cook Row, adjoining north part of Bishop's House and originally a private chapel.
In 1314 still in use and belonged to St Giles's Hospital.
Seems to have been disused by 1400 when called Hospital's House.
See file for further details, including press release.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2016.402).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 17 May 2019.

Monument Types

  • CHAPEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CHURCHYARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • INHUMATION (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds

  • HUMAN REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Secondary File: Secondary File.
---Slide: Various. Slide.
---Fiche: Exists.
---Photograph: EHU, EHV.

Related records

Site 519Parent of: Maids Head Hotel, Palace Street (Monument)
Mon 1364Parent of: Pigg Lane (south of 8 Quayside) (Monument)
459Part of: Precinct of SS Simon and Jude's Church, Elm Hill, Norwich (Building)

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