NHER 35112 (Monument record) - Human skeletal remains and post medieval token
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Week before 27 february 1796.
Found in a field belonging to James Crowe at Lakenham by labourers digging.
Nearly a hundred human skulls and other bones in a space 54.8m (60 yards) square and not more than 45cm (18 inches) in depth; not buried in regular order. Some iron fragments and a copper token of Charles Reeve, Norwich 1664.
Bones taken to the King of Prussia Gardens (public house and pleasure gardens).
See (S1), copy in file. Press cutting (S2) and correspondence (S3) to (S5) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 6 March 2000.
James Crowe lived at Harford Hall (NHER 64410). Compare site NHER 333; tumulus near the hall.
E. Rose (NLA), 4 April 2000.
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF6047 Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF47649 Newspaper Article: Norfolk Chronicle. 1796. [Article on the uncovering of human skeletal remains]. 27 February.
- <S2> SNF68315 Publication: Evening News. 17 Mar 2000. [unknown]. 17 March.
- <S3> SNF68316 Correspondence: Rose, E. (NLA). 2000. Letter to S. Pigeon. 10 April.
- <S4> SNF68317 Correspondence: Brown, R. (Southeast Norwich Community Partnership). 2000. Letter to E. Rose (NLA). 19 April.
- <S5> SNF68318 Correspondence: Rose, E. (NLA). 2000. Letter to R. Brown. 27 April.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Undated)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Aug 3 2020 5:25PM