NHER 26387 (Monument record) - Medieval feature, The Cathedral of the Holy and Undivided Trinity

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Summary

A watching brief during trench digging works in 1989 to the north of the Cathedral's north transept noted dumped deposits of mortal and flint, human bone and the foundations of what is presumed to be part of the east wall of Bishop Wakerig's cloister (1416 to 1425).

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG20NW
Civil Parish NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

Map

March 1989. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of excavation of machine dug pipe trench. The trench was aligned west to east and ran immediately north of north transept between Cathedral and Bishops garden. It followed the course of an earlier cast-iron pipe (which had removed deposits to about 1m).
Dumped deposits of mortar and flint, human bone observed on spoil heap probably from articulated burials.
Masonry (mortar and flint) in section opposite eastern portal of north door. Presumably part of east wall of 'Bishop Wakerig's Cloister' (0.6 wide by 0.8m deep).
Foundation of bonded gravel/loam and sand loam.
See site records in file for further details.
J. Bown (NAU), 20 March 1991. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 19 April 2016.

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  • HUMAN REMAINS (Undated)

Record last edited

Apr 19 2016 1:52PM

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