NHER 187 (Monument record) - Post medieval features and finds, 32 St Stephen's Street

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Summary

In 1972 rebuilding work behind Leach and Son Ltd uncovered post medieval sherds including plain delft and white salt glazed stoneware. Subsequent alterations at the property here in 1997 discovered pits containing post medieval pottery, clay pipes and the remains of butchered animals.

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Map sheet TG20NW
Civil Parish NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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1972.
From rebuilding behind Leach and Son Ltd = context 1.
Post medieval sherds including plain delft and white salt glazed stoneware.
18th-19th century. Finds held by NCM.
W. Milligan (NCM).

February 1997. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of excavation of holes for foundations within cellars of shop.
Revealed ?18th century walls of reused medieval bricks. Pits containing post medieval pottery, clay pipe, butchered animals.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
E. Rose (NLA) 30 July 1997.

  • --- Monograph: Jennings, S. 1981. Eighteen Centuries of Pottery from Norwich. East Anglian Archaeology. No 13.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Norwich - Post Roman.
  • --- Record Card: NCM Staff. 1973-1989. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card - Norwich.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Unpublished Contractor Report: Penn, K. 1999. The French Borough at Norwich: St Stephen's Parish (west part). An Archaeological Assessment. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 438.
  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Phillips, C. and Percival, J. 1997. Results of a Watching Brief at 32 St Stephen's Street, Norwich. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 222.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1998. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1997. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt I pp 193-210. p 204.
  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 6 2017 3:34PM

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