NHER 168 (Monument record) - Medieval ditch and post medieval buildings, Nos 8 to 12 Cowgate, Nos 79 to 87 Magdalen Street

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Summary

In 1974 an excavation was undertaken on this site for the Norwich Survey. It was discovered that in the 12th to 13th centuries a 2m wide ditch ran parallel to Cowgate, and this may have been the north boundary of Norman's Hospital. During the 13th to 15th centuries this site appears to have been unoccupied, but in the 15th to 16th centuries the earliest houses on the site were constructed, and in the 17th century the site was subdivided.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG20NW
Civil Parish	NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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1974. Excavation.
Excavation for Norwich Survey.
12th/13th century around 2m wide ditch running parallel to and around 20m south of Cowgate (running east to west).
Possibly north boundary of Norman's Hospital.
13th/15th century. Site unoccupied.
15th/16th century. The earliest houses on the site were of this period.
17th century. The site was divided into two tenements.
No buildings of period survive.
The finds recovered include a Mesolithic/Early Neolithic flint blade.
See published report (S1) for full details. The results of this work are summarised in (S2) and (S3). See also (S4), (S5) and (S6). The pottery is listed in (S7).
A flint blade is noted on (S8) but it not mentioned in (S1).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 9 January 2016.

Associated Sources (9)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF86551 Article in Monograph: Atkin, M. and Evans, D. H. 2002. Excavations in North-East Norwich. Excavations in Norwich 1971-1978 Part III. East Anglian Archaeology. Atkin, M. and Evans, D. H. No 100 pp 154-198.
<S2> SNF2500 Serial: 1974. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1974. No 21. p 7.
<S3> SNF97963 Unpublished Document: Roberts, J. P. 1975. [Norwich Survey] Excavations in Norwich 1974.
<S4> SNF87229 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Norwich - Post Roman.
<S5> SNF87213 Record Card: NCM Staff. 1973-1989. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card - Norwich.
<S6> SNF97962 Unpublished Document: [Unknown]. 1974. Excavations at 79-87, Magdalen Street.
<S7> SNF2685 Monograph: Jennings, S. 1981. Eighteen Centuries of Pottery from Norwich. East Anglian Archaeology. No 13.
<S8> SNF87217 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Norwich - Mesolithic.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (15)

Object Types (17)

BLADE (Early Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 10000 BC to 2351 BC)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HINGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
JETTON (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
LACE TAG (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PAINTED GLASS (WINDOW) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
ROWEL SPUR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
WHETSTONE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKET (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HINGE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
PIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)