NHER 41649 (Monument record) - Undated pits and medieval clay extraction pit at Hemsby Village Stores, The Street

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Summary

An archaeological evaluation carried out before residential development recorded a few undated pits and a large clay extraction pit. Finds from the clay extraction pit suggest it had gone out of use during the medieval period.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG41NE
Civil Parish HEMSBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Map

May 2005. Trial Trenching.
Two trenches excavated in the footprints of proposed residential dwelling. Contexts 1-31.
A few small pits of an uncertain date were found in the northern part of the site, whilst to the south was a large clay extraction pit. The earliest fills of this feature contained several sherds of medieval pottery and glazed floor tile fragments.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2018.207).
J. Allen (NLA), 25 August 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 April 2019.

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  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Emery, G. 2005. An Archaeological Evaluation at the former site of the Village Stores, Land off The Street, Hemsby. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1079.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. 2006. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk in 2005. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLV Pt I pp 124-136. p 127.
  • BLADE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • BURNT FLINT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)
  • FLOOR TILE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 27 2019 9:34AM

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