NHER 54026 (Find Spot record) - Post-medieval finds

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Summary

During a watching brief in January 2010 along the line of an existing pipeline no features or deposits of archaeological significance were observed. A quantitiy of ceramic building materials and pottery was recovered from the site confirming that the trench was originally been backfilled in the late 19th century.

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Map sheet	TG20NW
Civil Parish	NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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January 2010. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of groundworks associated with replacement of lead water supply pipe.
Finds recovered including post-medieval brick, roof tile and pottery dating to the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. No in-situ archaeological deposits were observed. The building materials recovered from the backfill were probably deposited during renovation work at the Water Gate c. 1948. A large concrete block observed in the trench below the canal archway of the Water Gate is likely to be the base of a large concrete bollard used for mooring boats and is shown on various photographs of the Water Gate taken in the early 1900s.
See report (S1) for further details.
S. Howard (NLA), 29 April 2010.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF73921 Unpublished Contractor Report: Percival, S. 2010. An Archaeological Watching Brief at Ferry Lane, Norwich Cathedral, Norwich. NAU Archaeology. 2306.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Object Types (3)

BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (19th Century - 1850 AD to 1899 AD?)

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Record last edited

Sep 3 2015 1:02PM