Record Details
| NHER Number: | 62653 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Features and deposits probably associated with King's Lynn's medieval town defences |
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Summary
A small excavation undertaken in 2015 revealed a substantial north-to-south aligned linear feature believed to have been a robber trench associated with the medieval town wall (NHER 5486) - a now demolished section of which is known to have passed through this site. This probable trench was cut through a raised clay silt deposit that was interpreted as the remains of the earthen bank that served as the town's defences prior to the construction of the wall between the 13th and 15th centuries. Finds were largely limited to a small assemblage of post-medieval and later objects.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 6239 2000 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF62SW |
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| Parish: | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
May 2015. Excavation.
Small excavation undertaken prior to construction of new outbuilding at Globe Bowls Club.
A substantial north-to-south aligned linear feature was exposed, the eastern edge of which lay beyond the excavated area and the base of which was not reached. This was interpreted as a robber trench associated with the medieval town wall, a section of which is known to have run through this site (NHER 5486). The fills of this feature included stones with attached mortar, along with loose fragments of ceramic building material and mortar. Finds were limited to fragments of a single late medieval or early post-medieval brick and a small assemblage of post-medieval objects. The trench was cut through a firm, yellow-brown clay-silt that contained numerous cockle shells and had the appearance and consistency of a mud flat deposit. This layer was at a higher level than the surrounding land and was therefore interpreted as the remains of the defensive bank known to have predated the stone walls (which were added to the defences between the 13th and 15th centuries).
The only other features identified were two construction cuts of obviously modern date.
See report (S1) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2016.266).
P. Watkins (HES), 13 April 2018. Amended 21 June 2019.
Monument Types
- BANK (EARTHWORK)? (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOWN DEFENCES (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD to 2100 AD)
- ROBBER TRENCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- BRICK (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- BRICK (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
- CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- DRAIN PIPE (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Barlow, G. 2015. The Globe Bowls Club, St John’s Walk, Blackfriars Road, King’s Lynn, Norfolk PE30 1NP. Archaeological Excavation: Research Archive Report. Archaeological Solutions. 4866. |
Related records
| 5486 | Part of: King's Lynn Town Defences (Monument) |