NHER 184 (Find Spot record) - Multi period pottery sherds, 3-7 Ten Bell Lane

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Summary

Housing development was carried out here in 1973-74. This work unearthed lots of pottery sherds, most of which were post medieval but some of which were medieval. This site used to be the location of St Benedict's Church and in the medieval period documents suggest that two almshouses existed in the parish of St Benedict's. Therefore it is possible they existed in this area.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG20NW
Civil Parish	NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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1973-74. Full address 3-7 Ten Bell Lane/99-131 Pottergate/1-7 Wellington Lane/ 96-104 St Benedict's Street.
Housing development on the site of St Benedict's Church (NHER 157) and St Benedict's South (NHER 153).
Carried out by Gill and Son for Broadland Housing Association.
Bulk of pottery post medieval, some medieval. Includes sherd of Wangfried and Lowestoft porcelain also Thetford Ware sherd.
Finds held by NCM.
W. Milligan (NCM).

Information from National Archaeological Records (S1).
Ordnance Survey records two ancient almshouses in the parish of St Benedict's.
Set upon old common green.
Carzon's almshouses. Founded 15th century - not suppressed.
M. Leah (NAU).

Associated Sources (11)

--- SNF100906 Correspondence: Desel, J. 1973. Letter from J. Desel to B. Green regarding possible German pottery fragments from Norwich. 24 December.
--- SNF4600 Monograph: Blomefield, F. 1806. The History of The City and County of Norwich, Part II. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk. Vol IV. p 250.
--- SNF2685 Monograph: Jennings, S. 1981. Eighteen Centuries of Pottery from Norwich. East Anglian Archaeology. No 13.
--- SNF6616 Publication: Knowles, D. and Hadcock, R. N. 1971. Medieval Religious Houses of England and Wales.
--- 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.
--- SNF87213 Record Card: NCM Staff. 1973-1989. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card - Norwich.
--- SNF87213 Record Card: NCM Staff. 1973-1989. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card - Norwich.
--- SNF87213 Record Card: NCM Staff. 1973-1989. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card - Norwich.
--- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 20 NW 25.
<S1> SNF57645 Archive: National Archaeological Record.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

ALMSHOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Object Types (3)

POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Norwich (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Dec 4 2020 10:29AM