NHER 43169 (Negative evidence record) - Site with limited groundworks revealed no evidence for archaeologically-significant remains

February 2005. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of excavations of footing trenches for extension. Contexts 1-3 used.
No archaeological features or finds were recorded.
See report (S1) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2008.55).
A. Cattermole (NLA), 22 March 2007. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 5 May 2019.

September 2019. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of groundworks associated with construction of extension at rear of Staithe Garden Cottage.
The footing trenches excavated revealed no archaeologically-significant features or deposits+.
The topsoil contained rubble and other modern debris suggesting at least a degree of disturbance during the original construction of the cottage and the landscaping of its grounds. This mixed deposit did though seal a fairly deep, sterile and apparently undisturbed subsoil layer. Natural geological deposits were encountered at a depth of c.0.9m below ground level.
Finds were limited to a fragment of post-medieval clay tobacco pipe and a small number of modern objects.
See report (S2) for further details.
An archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2020.16).
P. Watkins (HES), 1 January 2024.