NHER 1231 (Monument record) - Medieval well, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds, Priory Street

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Summary

Excavation in and around Nos. 12-20 Priory Street during renovation work in 1973-4 revealed medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds and a medieval well.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

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

Map

1973-1974. Casual Discovery.
Excavation of a medieval well and the garden levels around it produced several rather muddled groups of 17th/18th century material. The finds, with a few sherds of Grimston and Yorkshire jug, included red ware, coarse English slipwares, Staffordshire slipware, tin-glazed earthenware and Westerwald stoneware.
Information from monograph (S1) and HER Notes (S2).
A. Carter (KLAS), 1974.

1983. Field observation.
The top of this well has been re-made in brick and grilled over.
Information from HER Notes (S2).
E. Rose (NAU), 1983.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. NHER 1026.
  • <S1> Monograph: Clarke, H. & Carter, A.. 1977. Excavations in King's Lynn 1963-1970.. The Society for Medieval Archaeology Monograph. No 7. Figs 108-112, 114, 120, 121, 124, 129.
  • <S2> Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. NHER 1026.
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Record last edited

Mar 27 2022 12:55PM

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