NHER 26124 (Building record) - No 129 King Street

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Summary

No 129 is a largely 19th century warehouse which contains the remains of a late 15th century building that may have been an inn. The south corner of this building appears to have been made of 13th century Caen stone, the same building material that was imported from Normandy to construct the Castle, which was transported by water to the quays at Old Barge Yard just down King Street from this site. A building survey in 2000 indicates that much original work survives behind the internal cladding, and that a late 15th century cellar and vaulted chamber are present which pre-date the early 16th or late 15th century timber-framed buildings above.

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Map sheet TG20NW
Civil Parish NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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Former use unknown, now retail warehouse.
13th and 15th century remains built into late 19th century warehouse. South wall 13th century, random flint with Caen stone quoins. Partly rebuilt 15th century with knapped flint. Brick patching and blocked later windows. 18th/19th century round headed doorway with keystone to ground floor. East wall obscured by later addition, only survives ground floor. North wall rendered so no certain dating. 19th century work of no interest.
Information from (S1).

See site under NHER 75 for finds possibly from here rather than No 127

April 2000. Building Survey.
Survey of buildings and walls between King Street, Hobrough Lane, the River Wensum and Old Barge Yard.
A late 15th century cellar and vaulted chamber pre-date to early 16th century timber-framed buildings above. The late 15th century building may have been constructed as an inn. Much original work survives behind the internal cladding.
See report (S2) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S3).
D. Gurney (NLA), 21 August 2000.

  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. pp 304-305.
  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England.
  • <S2> Unpublished Contractor Report: Smith, R. and Shelley, A. 2000. Report of surveys of buildings and walls between King St, Hoborough Lane, the River Wensum and Old Barge Yard, Norwich. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 500.
  • <S3> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 2001. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 2000. Norfolk Archaeology. XLIII Pt IV pp 707-728. p 722.

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May 14 2018 11:12AM

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