NHER 662 (Find Spot record) - Medieval steelyard weight
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Summary
In 1846 a medieval steelyard weight was recovered during the laying of gas pipes near the Artichoke Public House.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1846 or before.
Found while laying gas near 'Artichoke' (label inside Accession Book says top of Calvert Street!).
Steelyard weight - Class II. Brass casting only three shields.
Exhibition at Heraldic Ex. Birmingham 1936. Cat. No. 1198K. Antiquitied Catalogue No.652.
See record card (S1), article (S2), monograph (S3)and correspondence (S4).
Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2021.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF87229 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Norwich - Post Roman.
- <S2> SNF100961 Article in Serial: Dru Drury, G.. 1937. A further Series of Thirteenth Century Steelyard Weights. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club. LVIII, pp 35-42. No. 51, p 37.
- <S3> SNF1915 Monograph: Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery. 1936. Catalogue of An Heraldic Exhibition at the City Museum and Art Gallery Birmingham: November 5 to December 12 1936. 2. Cat. No. 1198K.
- <S4> SNF100962 Correspondence: Anderson, R. F. J. and Green, B. 1963. Letters and notes exchanged between Col. R. F. J Anderson and B. Green between May and July 1963 regarding medieval steelyard weights. 6 May to 4 July.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- STEELYARD WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Feb 5 2021 12:27PM