Record Details
| NHER Number: | 140 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Undated and post medieval finds, Tombland Alley |
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Summary
A trench dug in 1965 uncovered human skeletal remains, probably from part of the medieval cemetery of the church of St George, Tombland. A few ox bones and three pieces of post medieval pottery were also found.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 2330 0884 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG20NW |
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| Parish: | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1965.
Trench dug on northwest side of churchyard south of alley about 6m (20 feet) long and 1m to 1.2m (3 to 4 feet) deep.
This was cut into the raised area of the old graveyard of St George Tombland. The trench contained a few ox bones and human bones.
Three pieces of post medieval pottery.
Human skeletal remains are probably from the cemetery of St George Tombland.
No direct dating evidence.
P.A. Langmaid (NCM).
Monument Types
- CHURCHYARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Undated)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Monograph: Jennings, S. 1981. Eighteen Centuries of Pottery from Norwich. East Anglian Archaeology. No 13. |
| --- | Record Card: NCM Staff. 1973-1989. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card - Norwich. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Norwich - Post Roman. |
Related records
| Mon 590 | Part of: St George Tombland Churchyard (Monument) |
| 454 | Part of: St George's Church, Tombland, Norwich (Building) |
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