NHER 39677 (Monument record) - Medieval/post medieval pits and multi-period pottery sherds, The Street

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Summary

Archaeologists dug a trench here in 2003 which revealed two pits. One contained several sherds of early medieval pottery, the other post medieval glass, pottery and tile fragments.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF81SW
Civil Parish SPORLE WITH PALGRAVE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

September 2003. Trial Trench.
Evaluation of proposed development site. Contexts 1-7.
The single trench excavated revealed two pits, one containing several sherds of early medieval pottery, the other post-medieval glass, pottery and tile fragments.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
A. Cattermole (NLA) 10 May 2004.

March and June 2004. Watching Brief.
Monitoried the excavation of footing trenches for new residential dwelling. No contexts used.
No features or finds of archaeological interest were observed.
See report (S3) for further details.
J. Allen (NLA) 8 July 2004.

A combined archive comprising material from both phases of archaeological work at this site has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2016.149).
P. Watkins (HES), 21 June 2019.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Hobbs, B. 2003. An Archaeological Evaluation at The Street, Sporle, Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 869.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. 2004. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 2003. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt III pp 573-588. p 586.
  • <S3> Unpublished Contractor Report: Hobbs, B. 2004. An Archaeological Watching Brief at The Street, Sporle, Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 976.
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jun 21 2019 6:56PM

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