NHER 24205 (Find Spot record) - Medieval tracery from Purfleet Quay
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF62SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
November 1987. Hole dug by Anglian Water Authority 2m square.
Two large tracery fragments at 3m deep, with traces of laid cobble surface below oyster shells. Fragments seem to come from large geometric or curvilinear window (subdivisions of decorated style - 14th century. E. Rose (NAU)). Third fragment glimpsed behind shuttering on west side hole. Material: shelly limestone.
Hole just west of visible break in quay wall, where brick built quay curves away to north and is continued in wood. Level with KLAS Period IV river line 1500-1600.
See map in (S1).
E.M. James (KLM), 16 November 1987.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- OYSTER SHELL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1399 AD)
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Record last edited
Apr 11 2023 11:35PM