Record Details
| NHER Number: | 40629 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Post medieval industrial activity at The Old Police House, Chapel Street |
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Summary
An archaeological evaluation recorded a post medieval gully and undated postholes and a pit. The gully and the pit contained iron smithing residues indicating industrial activity on the site.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 08704 90421 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM09SE |
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| Parish: | NEW BUCKENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
July 1999. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of proposed development site.
Revealed a post-medieval gully and undated postholes and a pit. Both the gully and the pit contained iron smithing residues, indicating industrial activity on the site. Residual medieval pottery and a single prehistoric sherd were also recovered.
See report (S1) for further details. See also newspaper article (S2).
A. Cattermole (NLA), 20th July 2004.
Monument Types
- PIT (Unknown date)
- POST HOLE (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- GULLY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- POT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Taylor, G. 1999. Archaeological Evaluation at the Old Police House, Chapel Street, New Buckenham. Archaeological Project Services. 78/99. |
| <S2> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1999. Backing for homes in historic area. 24 June. |
Related records
| 9200 | Part of: New Buckenham, a medieval planned town (Monument) |
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