Record Details
| NHER Number: | 26039 |
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| Type of record: | Structure |
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| Name: | Precinct Wall, The Close |
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Summary
The precinct wall to Cathedral Close dates back to the 13th century, though there has been much 18th and 19th century rebuilding. It is generally of brick, flint and rubble, with tiled coping, and survives in sections around the precinct (NHER 377).
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 23649 08884 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG20NW |
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| Parish: | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Precinct wall to Cathedral Close.
13th century and later with much 18th and 19th century rebuilding. Brick, flint and rubble with tiled coping.
See (S1) for details of extant portions.
In 1891 Walter Rye complained that the precinct wall in Bishopgate had been demolished in order to build 'vulgar cottages'.
E. Rose (NLA), 26 January 2001.
February-July 2015. Watching Brief.
Maintained during alterations to Bishopgate entrance to Lower School (TG 2369 0899). These works saw the widening of the gateway itself by c.0.8m. This was achieved by removing a 19th-century brickwork jamb/pier from the eastern side of the gate and a small adjacent section of the flint rubble precinct wall. It was then finished with new stonework and some brickwork to match that removed.
See report (S2) and NHER 68339 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 26 May 2024.
Monument Types
- PRECINCT WALL (Medieval to 21st Century - 1200 AD? to 2100 AD)
- PRIORY (Medieval to 21st Century - 1200 AD? to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. pp 224-225. |
| <S1> | Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1051331. |
| <S2> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Pavez, A. 2017. Resurfacing & Entrance Alterations, Lower School, Bishopgate, Norwich, NR1 4AA. Archaeological Monitoring. NPS Archaeology. 2016/1135. |
Related records
| Mon 1459 | Parent of: Cathedral Precinct (Monument) |
| Mon 230 | Parent of: Precinct Wall, The Close (Monument) |
| 377 | Part of: Cathedral Close (cathedral precinct) (Monument) |
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