NHER 32763 (Monument record) - Late Saxon to post medieval occupation

May 1997. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation at 73 to 75 Howard Street South.
Clay floors of medieval buildings with early medieval and medieval sherds found. Buildings apparently burnt down; superceded by structures destroyed by flood or sandstorms. Property boundaries continued into post-medieval period - cellars, well found.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
E. Rose (NLA), 1 August 1997. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 April 2015.

December 1998. Trial Trenching.
Excavation of additional two trenches.
11th to 12th century six phases of occupation evidenced by floors, pits, postholes. Some Late Saxon pottery, residual Roman tile. 13th to 14th century, seven phases of buildings, first evidence of existence of the Row. Site declined thereafter, truncated by early 20th century cellar.
See report (S3) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S4).
The finds recovered during this work have been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2000.74).
E. Rose (NLA), 12 January 1998. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 April 2015 and 23 July 2019.