Record Details
| NHER Number: | 1231 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval well, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds, Priory Street |
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Summary
Excavation in and around Nos. 12-20 Priory Street during renovation work in 1973-4 revealed medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds and a medieval well.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 6180 1975 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF61NW |
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| Parish: | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1973-1974. Casual Discovery.
Excavation of a medieval well and the garden levels around it produced several rather muddled groups of 17th/18th century material. The finds, with a few sherds of Grimston and Yorkshire jug, included red ware, coarse English slipwares, Staffordshire slipware, tin-glazed earthenware and Westerwald stoneware.
Information from monograph (S1) and HER Notes (S2).
A. Carter (KLAS), 1974.
1983. Field observation.
The top of this well has been re-made in brick and grilled over.
Information from HER Notes (S2).
E. Rose (NAU), 1983.
Monument Types
- WELL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (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. NHER 1026. |
| <S1> | Monograph: Clarke, H. & Carter, A.. 1977. Excavations in King's Lynn 1963-1970.. The Society for Medieval Archaeology Monograph. No 7. Figs 108-112, 114, 120, 121, 124, 129. |
| <S2> | Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. NHER 1026. |
Related records
| 1026 | Part of: St Margaret's Church and Benedictine Priory (Building) |