Record Details
NHER Number: | 41825 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Saxon and medieval finds and features, Norwich Cathedral, Cloister Garth |
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Summary
An evaluation in 2005 revealed the footings for the 14th century cloister wall and buttresses. In addition, earlier activity was indicated by a Late Saxon pit. The results of a watching brief in 2006 are awaited.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TG 23455 08872 |
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Map Sheet: | TG20NW |
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Parish: | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
July 2005. Trial Trenching.
Eight trenches excavated in the cloister garth prior to installation of new drainage system. Contexts 1-69.
Excavations revealed the footings for the 14th century cloister wall and buttresses. Earlier activity on the site was also indicated by the presence of a Late Saxon pit.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
A. Cattermole (NLA), 8 March 2007.
September 2006. Watching Brief.
From context 100.
Monitoring of groundworks associated with installation of new drainage system.
Details to come.
J. Allen (NLA), 14 August 2006.
A combined archive comprising material from both phases of archaeological work at this site has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.107).
P. Watkins (HES), 18 May 2019.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CLOISTER (13th Century to 14th Century - 1300 AD to 1399 AD?)
- WALL (13th Century to 14th Century - 1300 AD to 1399 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- GRAVE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- INHUMATION (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)
- LACE TAG (Unknown date)
- OYSTER SHELL (Unknown date)
- TOKEN (Unknown date)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FLOOR TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WINDOW GLASS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (12th Century to 14th Century - 1200 AD to 1399 AD)
- BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FLOOR TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
--- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
--- | Slide: Various. Slide. |
<S1> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Wallis, H. 2005. An Archaeological Evaluation at Norwich Cathedral Cloisters. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1096. |
<S2> | Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. 2006. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk in 2005. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLV Pt I pp 124-136. p 130. |
Related records
377 | Part of: Cathedral Close (cathedral precinct) (Monument) |
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