Record Details
| NHER Number: | 15647 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Possible medieval building and multi-period pottery sherds |
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Summary
During the 1970s a large quantity of finds dating from the Late Saxon to post medieval period were recovered from here. These included sherds of medieval Grimston Ware, Saxon Thetford Ware, glazed post medieval wares. Several undated brick and tile fragments were also recovered. The sheer quantity of medieval pottery here suggess that a building stood here during the medieval period.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 6180 9447 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL69SW |
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| Parish: | SOUTHERY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1970s.
Strap handle of 'soft ware'?, with sparse glaze.
Rod handle, glazed Grimston ware.
Three glazed Grimston sherds.
Three coarse medieval sherds.
One St Neots-type? sherd.
One glazed Bourne ware?
One post medieval sherd.
One strap end?
One body sherd from storage jar, Grimston/Thetford?
Six coarse medieval.
Eight glazed probably Grimston.
Nine post medieval glazed.
One glazed Bourne sherd.
One folded bronze sheet.
Stoneware sherd.
Five brick fragments.
One pipe fragment.
One brown glazed tile.
Finds held by NCM.
Found by S. Ashley (NAU).
A. Rogerson (NAU) January 1980.
Monument Types
- BUILDING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUILDING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- BRICK (Undated)
- STRAP FITTING (Undated)
- TILE (Undated)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- 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. |
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