NHER 61024 (Building record) - Post-medieval building incorporating potentially Late Saxon stone cross
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL88SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
November-December 2004. Field Observation.
Building examined during evaluation of nearby site (NHER 40942).
Has the appearance of an early 19th-century stable or servants block, although there are no obvious scars for large openings. It is apparently fully cellared.
Re-used masonry in the southern wall of this building was found to include a reset stone cross. This cross appears to be the top of a cross shaft and may date to the Late Saxon period.
See published article (S1) for a more detailed discussion of the stone cross. See also report (S2).
P. Watkins (HES), 14 July 2015.
Associated Sources (2)
- <S1> SNF88020 Article in Serial: Shelley, A. and Heywood, S. 2005. A Norman Stone Cross from Thetford. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt IV pp 726-727.
- <S2> SNF55810 Unpublished Contractor Report: Shelley, A. 2005. An Archaeological Evaluation at 30 Bridge Street, Thetford. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1032.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (1)
- CROSS (Late Saxon - 851 AD? to 1065 AD?)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jul 17 2015 8:36AM