NHER 30724 (Monument record) - Post medieval quays, Millfleet
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF61NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
March 1993. Building Survey.
Examination to determine the condition and stability of the timber and masonry sections of the south side of the Millfleet. The timber and plank wall was found to be in a dilapidated condition and the brick wall was found to be unstable and unsound.
See report (S1) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 8 April 2015.
1994. Watching Brief and Excavation.
Watching brief and small-scale excavation during replacement of south wall of Millfleet at Boal Street.
16th- and 17th-century timber quays revealed, surrounded by dumped material including medieval building material and token, and much 17th- to 19th-century material.
See report (S2) for further details. The results of this work are summarised (S3) and also discussed in (S4). See also press cutting (S5).
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.462).
E. Rose (NLA), 6 January 1995. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 April 2015 and 27 May 2019.
Associated Sources (8)
- --- SNF10080 Photograph: HBK, HBL.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
- <S1> SNF65131 Unpublished Contractor Report: Doughty, A. 1993. Millfleet River Wall. Report on Retaining Walls to the Millfleet. Posford Duvivier.
- <S2> SNF56781 Unpublished Contractor Report: Crowson, A. 1994. Report on Excavations at Millfleet, King's Lynn. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 108.
- <S3> SNF86419 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 1995. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1994. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt II pp 230-239. p 234.
- <S4> SNF47305 Article in Serial: Bates, S. 1998. The Waterfront at King's Lynn: recent excavations. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt I pp 31-61. pp 31-61.
- <S5> SNF3690 Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1994. [Articles on the archaeological work undertaken at Millfleet Wall, King's Lynn].
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (20)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
- VESSEL (Unknown date)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FLOOR TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FLOOR TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- NAIL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- NAIL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WINDOW GLASS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WORKED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WORKED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
May 27 2019 8:28PM