NHER 58722 (Monument record) - Flint wall of possible medieval date

23 July 1986. Watching brief. 139-141 King Street.
Excavation of trial pit immediately adjacent to west wall of offices adjacent to and west of warehouse. Trial pit 1.50m east to west; 0.85m north to south. At point 0.80m west of office wall a north to south aligned flint wall was uncovered, knap-faced to the east. Cream-coloured sandy mortar. Depth unknown. Thickness 0.45m. One or two half-brick additions. Half brick size 10 x 8 x 5.5cm. Abutted by unexcavated material on west side. Pottery sherd, green glazed on both sides, recovered from top of this deposit. Yellow glazed sherd recovered from disturbed ground to east around modern drain pipe.
Plan and photographs (colour slide) held by NAU.
Compiled by B. S. Ayers (NAU).

The grid reference for this work given in (S1) appears to be incorrect. The mapped extent of this record reflects the position of the trial hole as it is described in (S2).
P. Watkins (HES), 12 April 2013.