NHER 39777 (Monument record) - Medieval and post medieval occupation debris, Read's Flour Mill

October-November 2003. Trial Trenching.
Two trenches excavated. Contexts 1-489 used.
This evaluation revealed a complex series of deposits in this area. Occupation appears to have begun in the Norman period, with the construction of a masonry building, possibly a merchant's house. Within the foundations of this building is a small cess pit, which appears to have been dug and filled shortly before the building was constructed. This building was replaced in the 14th century by a more substantial stone structure, which in turn was replaced by a warehouse-type building dating to the early post medieval period. By the middle of the 18th century this area was occupied by small domestic tenements which were demolished prior to construction of the extant Albion Mills building in the 1840s. Closer to the river, evidence for wicker structures were found along the early medieval waterfront. A wooden quay was constructed during the 13th or 14th century, which was replaced during the 15th or 16th century with a brick revetment.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2). See also (S3).
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2010.293).
A. Cattermole (NLA), 6 March 2007. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 11 May 2019.