NHER 155 (Monument record) - Site of churchyard of St Matthews, Bishopgate South
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Summary
This site lies within the area of the churchyard of St Matthews (NHER 455), a church which was present during the medieval period. Some Late Saxon pottery sherds and some fragments of human bone have been recovered from this site.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
St Mathews.
1971. Excavation by A Carter for Norwich Survey.
Trench on edge of gravel terrace showed that medieval churchyard had destroyed any evidence of occupation. One Thetford Ware sherd found. [1]
March 1972.
Houses built, foundation trenches revealed top soil/graveyard soil lying on natural sand (185cm below 1972 turf line at east end of site, 130cm below at west).
Pottery and human bone.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF87229 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Norwich - Post Roman.
- <S2> SNF2685 Monograph: Jennings, S. 1981. Eighteen Centuries of Pottery from Norwich. East Anglian Archaeology. No 13. p 251.
- <S3> SNF2449 Serial: 1971. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1971. No 18. p 8.
- <S4> SNF2448 Publication: 1971. Archaeol.Ex.. 74.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Related NHER Records (1)
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Record last edited
Feb 5 2013 9:40AM