NHER 52967 (Monument record) - Post-medieval walls, Norwich Cathedral Close

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Summary

In August 2009 an excavation revealed two post-medieval one one medieval section of wall. Finds included post-medieval pottery; cermic building material and plaster; a single clay tobacco pipe; post-medieval glass objects including a bottle and window glass; human and animal remains.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG20NW
Civil Parish NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

Map

August 2009. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of excavation of narrow trench for IT cable.
The excavation revealed two post-medieval and one medieval section of wall; post-medieval pottery; cermic building material and plaster; a single clay tobacco pipe; glass objects including a bottle and window glass; animal bone of unknown date; and human skeletal remains.
See report (S1) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2011.614).
S. Howard (NLA), 28 January 2010. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 16 May 2019.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Hodges, L. 2009. An Archaeological Watching Brief at Norwich Cathedral Close (Amended). NAU Archaeology. 2203.
  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)
  • HUMAN REMAINS (Unknown date)
  • OYSTER SHELL (Unknown date)
  • BOTTLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD?)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WINDOW GLASS (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
  • TILE (18th Century to Late 20th Century - 1800 AD to 1999 AD?)

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Record last edited

May 16 2019 8:22PM

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