NHER 48962 (Monument record) - Late medieval and post medieval features on land adjacent to 258 King Street

October 2006. Trial Trench.
Excavation of single trench as close as possible to the street frontage. Contexts 1-53.
Late medieval quarrying activity was encountered along with two late medieval pits containing finds of a domestic nature.
The foundations of a late medieval to early post medieval chalk rubble wall were discovered, which was constructed on a similar alignment to the City Wall.
The brick foundations of 262 and 264 King Street were revealed below the modern ground surface. These terraced houses were most likely demolished during World War Two after severe bomb damage.
See report (S1) for further details. See also (S2) and (S3).
J. Allen (NLA), 31 July 2007.

May 2009. Excavation.
Excavation of proposed development site. From Context 54.
This work revealed a large medieval quarry and waste pits (15th - 16th century) containing domestic pottery and animal bone. An early post-medieval building with a chalk, flint and brick foundation set on banded footings was also revealed. It is possible that the building may have abutted the city wall that runs close to the southern curtilage of the site. A substantial late post-medieval wall running east-west across the site perhaps served as a boundary. Overlying the medieval and post-medieval deposits were construction levels and foundations associated with two late Victorian or Edwardian terraced houses.
See report (S4) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S5).
An archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2024.135).
S. Howard (NLA), November 9 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 26 August 2024.