Record Details
| NHER Number: | 640 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Duke's Palace Bridge and associated archaeological finds |
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Summary
The original bridge dates to 1822 and is made from cast iron. In 1972 it was dismantled and this process uncovered several pits containing horn cores and a fragment of a post medieval jug. It was proposed that the dismantled bridge was sold for scrap but it was saved from this fate in 1991 when it was re-erected at the Castle Mall shopping centre.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 2294 0887 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG20NW |
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| Parish: | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
September 1972. Rebuilding of bridge over Wensum and widening of Duke Street.
Horn cores from pits on northeast side of bridge. Bellarmine jug fragment found.
J. Roberts.
Old bridge to be re-erected at Castle Mall 1991.
E. Rose (NAU/NLA).
Press cutting (S1) in file
Original bridge dates from 1822 and is in cast iron.
See press cutting (S2) in file.
Monument Types
- BRIDGE (19th Century to Late 20th Century - 1822 AD to 1972 AD)
Associated Finds
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 279. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Norwich - Post Roman. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1992. Mall bridges the old and the new. 4 September. |
| <S2> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1991. Old time spanner for the Mall. 5 June. |
Related records
| Site 1313 | Parent of: Dukes Palace Bridge (Monument) |
| Mon 1356 | Part of: Colegate (from Duke Street to Water Lane) (Monument) |
| Mon 1227 | Part of: River Wensum (Monument) |
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