NHER 23018 (Monument record) - Medieval occupation features and post-medieval blacksmiths, 68 Lynn Road
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF62SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
1962. Excavations by A.S. Mottram for KLM.
17th century smithy and medieval sherds found.
Surface finds included many nails and pieces of iron and slag. Finds from a layer of rubble included leather and fragments of clay tobacco pipes.
Plan in KLM.
D. Gurney (NAU), 29 October 1986.
1967 to 1968. Further excavations for King's Lynn Archaeological Survey.
Slides, notes (not found by E. James (KLM) 1986) and finds in KLM.
D. Gurney (NAU), 29 October 1986.
Rough sketches, notes and (S1) in KLM (copy NAU) state that medieval layers contained cooking pot, German stoneware and French polychrome, and Saxo-Norman sherd at depth of 1.8m (6ft). The first medieval layer was encountered at a depth of 1.15m (3ft 9in) and contained a complex of post-holes.
See (S1) in file.
E. Rose (NAU), 5 December 1986.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF97749 Newspaper Article: 1967. Coins next hope.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
- <S1> SNF65079 Unpublished Document: King's Lynn Archaeological Survey. 1968. Easter Exploratory Excavations, April 8-20, 1968.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
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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Record last edited
May 13 2019 3:06PM