NHER 55 (Find Spot record) - Saxon cremation urns and multi period pottery sherds, Exchange Street
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1827. Casual Observation.
During the construction of Exchange Street, in sinking for foundations on the west side, several broken funeral urns were turned up which appeared to have contained a black powder'.
See for comparison 1852 discoveries on site of Chamberlains' corner of Dove Street and Exchange Street.
Information from (S1).
Amended H. Hamilton (HES) 21 June 2022.
Around 1933. Casual Obervation.
By Corn Exchange in laying of telephone cables an ivory disc was found.
Recorded on record card (S3).
Around 1935. Casual Observation.
Laying cables much Thetford Ware found an 'early drain pipe' and stoneware.
Finds held by NCM (NWHCM: 1935.128).
Information from (S2).
Recorded on record card (S3).
Amended H. Hamilton (HES) 21 June 2022.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF2685 Monograph: Jennings, S. 1981. Eighteen Centuries of Pottery from Norwich. East Anglian Archaeology. No 13.
- <S1> SNF8674 Monograph: Woodward, S. 1847. History and Antiquities of Norwich Castle.
- <S2> SNF2116 Article in Serial: Jope, E. M. 1952. Excavations in the City of Norwich, 1948. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXX pp 287-323. p 318; Fig 9 Nos 4-7.
- <S3> SNF87229 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Norwich - Post Roman.
- <S4> SNF87229 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Norwich - Post Roman.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (6)
- WORKED OBJECT (Unknown date)
- POT (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- BURIAL URN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- DRAIN PIPE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Jul 5 2022 10:44AM