NHER 153 (Monument record) - 104-106, St Benedict's Street

1971. Norwich Survey excavation to west of St Benedict's churchyard.
Six Ipswich Ware sherds from site of old gravel pits found during excavation. Held by NCM.
Remains of two 11th or 12th century buildings associated with Thetford and early medieval ware sherds. One of these, with cob walls, was 1160 parsonage house. Behind these gravel pits.
Buildings replaced by single medieval building with large enclosed courtyard to rear. In 13th century this contained two wells.
Post medieval occupation - many rubbish pits containing imports of 16th-17th century.
For further details see file.
E. B. Green (NCM).

Excavations above revealed that a phase of late 11th century extraction was followed by the laying out of property boundaries. In 12th century the site formed part of a single large holding, possibly the rectory. Thereafter the holding was increasingly subdivided into regular tenements.
See (S6).
J. Allen (NLA) 8 June 2004.