NHER 178 (Monument record) - City wall ditch, River Lane

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Summary

In 1972 a generator pit for Jarrold's printing works was dug along the River Wensum frontage. The west wall of the resultant shed was built along the line of the medieval city wall, and exposed a partial east to west section across the city ditch.

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Map sheet TG20NW
Civil Parish NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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1972. River Wensum frontage. Generator pit dug for Jarrold's printing works, 192cm east of city wall.
It was dug on the site of a modern brick-walled shed, the west wall of which was built on the line of the medieval city wall. This exposed a partial east-west section across the city ditch. Neither lip of the ditch, nor the bottom was reached by the cutting (240cm deep).
Post medieval pot. [1]
Compiled by J. Roberts.

  • --- Correspondence: Desel, J. 1973. Letter from J. Desel to B. Green regarding possible German pottery fragments from Norwich. 24 December.
  • --- Monograph: Jennings, S. 1981. Eighteen Centuries of Pottery from Norwich. East Anglian Archaeology. No 13.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Norwich - Post Roman.
  • --- Record Card: NCM Staff. 1973-1989. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card - Norwich.
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
  • CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Record last edited

Dec 4 2020 10:28AM

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