NHER 1221 (Monument record) - Medieval and post medieval culvert and pottery finds from 109-111 High Street

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Summary

Stray finds during the excavation of sewers included medieval pottery sherds and a brick culvert containing pottery and clay pipe fragments from the late 17th and early 18th century.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF61NW
Civil Parish KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Before June 1971. Casual discovery, rear of 109-11 High Street.
Two groups of material recovered from sewer working. Figure references below are from (S1).
Context 1. Unassociated finds; sherds of Software jug, Pingsdorf-type jar (type of Fig. 102 No. 37), Lyveden-type jug, and southwest French monochrome jug.
Context 2. From a brick culvert, a large group containing nine pipe-bowls and eleven stems of 1670-1710. The latest dateable sherd was of 1714 or later (Fig 128-9, No. 390) but most of the material seems to be 17th century Red wares, including West Norfolk bichrome and black glaze (Figs 106-8, 110-11, 113-15 Nos. 45, 54, 75-78, 97, 109, 118, 154, 179, 192, 220, 236). West Norfolk and pseudo-Dutch slipware (Figs. 117-8, Nos. 200, 212). Staffordshire slipware (Fig. 120, Nos. 254, 257, 264). Dutch earthenware (Fig. 123, Nos. 284, 285). Frechen and Westerwald stoneware (Fig. 128-9, Nos. 382, 389, 390).
Chinese porcelain (Fig. 129, No. 409).
A. Carter (KLAS).

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Monograph: Clarke, H. & Carter, A.. 1977. Excavations in King's Lynn 1963-1970.. The Society for Medieval Archaeology Monograph. No 7. p 462.
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (17th Century to 18th Century - 1670 AD to 1710 AD)

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Jan 14 2019 2:51PM

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