Record Details
| NHER Number: | 153 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | 104-106, St Benedict's Street |
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Summary
In 1971 excavations here revealed that a phase of late 11th century extraction was followed by the laying out of property boundaries. In the 12th century the site formed part of a single large holding, possibly the rectory. Thereafter the holding was increasingly subdivided into regular tenements. This site history was deduced from the remains of two 11th or 12th century buildings associated with Thetford and early medieval ware sherds. One of these, with cob walls, was the 1160 parsonage house. These were replaced by single medieval building with two wells.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 2246 0877 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG20NW |
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| Parish: | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1971. Norwich Survey excavation to west of St Benedict's churchyard.
Six Ipswich Ware sherds from site of old gravel pits found during excavation. Held by NCM.
Remains of two 11th or 12th century buildings associated with Thetford and early medieval ware sherds. One of these, with cob walls, was 1160 parsonage house. Behind these gravel pits.
Buildings replaced by single medieval building with large enclosed courtyard to rear. In 13th century this contained two wells.
Post medieval occupation - many rubbish pits containing imports of 16th-17th century.
For further details see file.
E. B. Green (NCM).
Excavations above revealed that a phase of late 11th century extraction was followed by the laying out of property boundaries. In 12th century the site formed part of a single large holding, possibly the rectory. Thereafter the holding was increasingly subdivided into regular tenements.
See (S6).
J. Allen (NLA) 8 June 2004.
Monument Types
- BUILDING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUILDING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CESS PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HEARTH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- QUARRY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WELL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUILDING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HINGE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PEN (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SPUR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TWEEZERS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WHETSTONE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUCKET (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COMB (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COMB (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- DOOR FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HORSESHOE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- KEY (LOCKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- LACE TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- LOCK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PENCIL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- ROWEL SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SCABBARD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SHEARS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SPOON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Correspondence: Desel, J. 1973. Letter from J. Desel to B. Green regarding possible German pottery fragments from Norwich. 24 December. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Norwich - Post Roman. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S2> | Article in Serial: Cherry, J. 1974. Post Medieval Britain in 1973. Post-Medieval Archaeology. Vol 8 pp 120-136. p 126. |
| <S3> | Serial: 1971. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1971. No 18. p 8. |
| <S4> | Monograph: Jennings, S. 1981. Eighteen Centuries of Pottery from Norwich. East Anglian Archaeology. No 13. p 251. |
| <S5> | Publication: 1971. Archaeol.Ex.. 73. |
| <S6> | Article in Monograph: Atkin, M. and Evans, D. H. 2002. Excavations in Westwick. Excavations in Norwich 1971-1978 Part III. East Anglian Archaeology. Atkin, M. and Evans, D. H. No 100 pp 76-153. |
Related records
| Site 895 | Parent of: 104-106 St Benedicts Street (Monument) |
| Site 2126 | Parent of: Church of St Benedict (Monument) |
| 460 | Parent of: Former precinct of St Benedict's Church, Norwich (Building) |
| Mon 1431 | Parent of: St Benedict's Churchyard (Monument) |
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