NHER 755 (Find Spot record) - Post-medieval pottery fragments, rear of No 79 King Street

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Summary

An excavation at the rear of No 79 King street recovered some post-medieval pottery fragments, and it is also possible that further excavations revealed layers down to the 11th century, including medieval domestic rubbish, but this is uncertain.

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Map sheet	TG20NW
Civil Parish	NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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February 1986. Excavation by NAU of exploratory holes.
Excavated by B. Ayers and M. Heaton (NAU).
Clay pipe fragment. Westerwald fragment.
The archive associated with this work was deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1999.304).
W. Milligan (NCM). Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 April 2019.

Newspaper cutting in file dated 11 April 1986 but source not noted (EEN?) states further NAU excavations at that time revealed layers down to the 11th century including a 'tip full of medieval domestic rubbish'.
No NAU report received for this work by 1999 and apparently no record at Garsett House.
Compiled by E. Rose 10 June 1999.

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF8808 Fiche: Exists.
--- SNF94297 Newspaper Article: 1986. Digging out deep secrets. 11 April.
--- SNF10049 Photograph: GWW-GWY.
--- SNF87213 Record Card: NCM Staff. 1973-1989. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card - Norwich.
--- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Object Types (2)

CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Norwich (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Apr 28 2019 8:49AM