NHER 138 (Monument record) - Undated road and medieval pottery find, Tombland
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1963. Outside number 24 Tombland, Erpingham House.
New sewer pipe trench running east to west. At the west end was (?natural) sandy gravel at about 45cm (1 foot 6 inches), with considerable modern pipe disturbance at about 76cm (2 feet 6 inches).
To the east there was a steep slope of about 1.5m (5 feet) deep for natural along the rest of the length of the trench.
At 76cm (2 feet 6 inches) along the east end was a horizontal layer of dirty gravel overlying dark unstratified soil to the bottom of the cutting.
Above this were the remains of other gravel surfaces.
12th century rim sherd from spoil heap.
E.B. Green (NCM).
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF2685 Monograph: Jennings, S. 1981. Eighteen Centuries of Pottery from Norwich. East Anglian Archaeology. No 13.
- --- SNF87229 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Norwich - Post Roman.
- --- SNF87213 Record Card: NCM Staff. 1973-1989. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card - Norwich.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Sep 7 2016 12:34PM