NHER 8565 (Find Spot record) - Early Saxon pottery and loom weights from behind The Gables Guest House

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Summary

About twelve Early Saxon loom weights were found here. Excavation of the site in 1963 recovered Early Saxon pottery and undated quern. Pottery and mortar was found here in 1972.

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Map sheet	TG41NE
Civil Parish	HEMSBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

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Around 1960. From garden of The Gables Guest House.
A number (about a dozen) of annular clay loom weights. One only preserved. Some other rubbish.
See (S1) in the Illustration Library.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

1963. Excavation.
Trial hole dug at rear of The Gables Guest House 1.2m (4 feet) east of site where annular clay loom weights were found in 1960. Disturbed loam down to 1.27m (4 feet 3 inches) where there was yellow sand. Sherds found down to 82.5cm (2 feet 9 inches) and also Mayen lava.
R. R. Clarke (NCM) and E. B. Green (NCM).
See (S1) for short summery

1972.
'Pottery and mortar' found by owner but these stolen (Ordnance Survey).
E. Rose (NLA).

Associated Sources (7)

--- SNF87261 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Early Saxon. Hemsby [2].
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 41 NE 6.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF2352 Serial: 1963. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1963. No 10. p 4.
<S1> SNF2362 Article in Serial: Wilson, D. M. and Hurst, D. G. 1965. Medieval Britain in 1962 and 1963. Medieval Archaeology. Vol VIII (for 1964) pp 231-299. p 237.
<S1> SNF80161 Illustration: Unknown. 1963. Sketch of an Early Saxon clay loom weight.. Card. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)

Object Types (3)

QUERN (Undated)
LOOMWEIGHT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)

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Record last edited

Jun 21 2016 11:51AM