NHER 868 (Monument record) - Medieval metal working site in the area of the Fruiterer's Arms

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Summary

Excavation of this area in 1991-92 recorded 11th-12th century deposits, including a floor surface, pits and a wall. It might be expected that this site would have been used for dumping domestic rubbish from the expanding city, but the paucity of finds make this unlikely. However, the discovery of crucible fragments and metalworking debris may indicate that this area was involved in bronze production at this time.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TG20NW
Civil Parish	NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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August 1991. Excavation.
Trench measuring 2m x 2m excavated in basement of Fruiterer's Arms public house.
11th-12th century deposits, including floor surface and pits.
Possible bronze industry area.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.5).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 10 March 2017 and 27 April 2019..

December 1991. Watching Brief.
Observation of development revealed possible medieval wall.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
H. Wallis (NAU) 1991.

September 1992. Watching Brief.
During further works, side chamber of vault punctured.
Plan and section recorded. No report produced.
H. Wallis (NAU) 1993.

Associated Sources (6)

--- SNF8808 Fiche: Exists.
--- SNF10064 Photograph: GZW, GZX.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
<S1> SNF67005 Unpublished Contractor Report: Wallis, H. 1992. Report of Archaeological Excavation and Watching Brief at 22/29 Gentlemans Walk and 2/4 White Lion Street. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 65.
<S2> SNF6271 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 1992. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk in 1991. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLI Pt III pp 371-379. p 376.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)

Object Types (6)

CRUCIBLE (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 27 2019 11:54AM