Record Details

NHER Number:58593
Type of record:Monument
Name:Churchyard of All Saints' Church, Westlegate, Norwich

Summary

The churchyard of All Saint's Church, now redundant.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 2314 0822
Map Sheet:TG20NW
Parish:NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

Full description

March-April 1995. Watching Brief.
Excavation of several narrow trenches for a new drainage system was monitored.
No find or features of archaeological origin were observed.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
Previously recorded under NHER 592.
P. Emery (NAU), 7 September 1995. Amended by H. Hamilton (HES), 29 May 2015.

2001. Stray Find.
Found in soil from trench dug for repair of churchyard wall:
1 Late Saxon/medieval pottery sherd (body sherd of Early Medieval Sandwich Ware, 11th-12th century, weighing 2g).
Previously recorded under NHER 592.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 19 September 2003. Amended by H. Hamilton (HES), 29 May 2015.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CHURCHYARD (Medieval to 21st Century - 1066 AD to 2100 AD)

Associated Finds

  • POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Publication: Taylor, R. C. 1821. Index Monasticus.
<S1>Unpublished Contractor Report: Emery, P. 1995. All Saints Church, Westlegate, Norwich. Report of Archaeological Watching Brief. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 141.
<S2>Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 1996. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1995. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt III pp 397-412. p 405.

Related records

592Part of: All Saints' Church, Westlegate, Norwich (Building)
Norfolk County Council logo Heritage Lottery Fund logo

Powered by HBSMR-web and the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd, and mojoPortal CMS
© 2007 - 2024 Norfolk Historic Environment Service