NHER 37643 (Monument record) - Possible medieval salt production site and post medieval floors

January 2003. Trial Trenching.
Five evaluation trenches excavated in advance of a housing development.
Three of these trenches were devoid of any archaeological features or deposits.
Archaeological features which probably date to the medieval period were identified in one trench, comprising a partially preserved oven and a gully of uncertain function. It is possible that these features were associated with salt-making. The gully may have been used to channel seawater as part of the salt-making process. Both the gully and the oven are thought to date to the earlier part of the medieval period.
A trench located close to the street frontage contained 18th to 19th century floor surfaces associated with post medieval cottages.
An archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2022.334).
See reports (S1) and (S2) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S3).
M. Horlock (NLA), 29 April 2003. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 16 December 2022.