NHER 199 (Monument record) - Medieval and post medieval finds and features, 6 to 12 St Andrew's Street

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Summary

In 1973 a number of pits were discovered here. These contained a variety of materials including a Roman jug rim, fragments of salt-glazed stoneware and a complete 'gin' bottle. Archaeological trenching at the same site in 2002 discovered a well-preserved 16th century undercroft-like cellar and a mass of 16th century and later post medieval rubbish pits. Subsequently in 2003 the surviving extent of the 16th-century vault or undercroft and cellar was located and planned. In addition, further cellars and structures were recorded, including one of potential 17th-century date.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG20NW
Civil Parish NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

Map

Midland Bank.
Material from several holes and miscellaneous.

1973.
Pit 2: ?Roman jug rim, two medieval sherds.
Pit 3: loamy fill with bones and shell. Late Saxon sherd, medieval, salt glazed stoneware, ?Sieburg rim, bronze thimble, one Wanfreid rim sherd.
One Rouen jug rim, one complete 'gin' bottle, Sainsbury's potted meat jars.
W. Milligan (NCM).

June-July 2002. NAU evaluation, two trenches. Contexts 100-254 used.
The trench closest to the street frontage contained a well preserved 16th century undercroft-like cellar and no other significant features or finds.
The other trench yielded one heavily truncated 11th-12th century pit. Quarrying and terracing in the 13th-14th centuries largely destroyed any earlier remains. A mass of 16th century and later post medieval rubbish pits were excavated. The concrete foundations of a 'temporary' bank in use in the 1980s had caused damage to the site's archaeological remains.
See report (S1) in file.
See also (S4).
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.626) [1].
J. Allen (NLA), 4 September 2002. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 June 2020.

July 2003. NAU evaluation.
The surviving extent of the 16th century vault or undercroft and cellar was located and planned. In addition, further cellars and structures were recorded, including one of potential 17th century date, and a possible chimney stack of 16th-17th century date.
Other structures of apparent post 18th century date were also revealed and recorded by the evaluation.
See (S2).
See also (S3).
A. Cattermole (NLA), 3 August 2004.

  • --- Monograph: Jennings, S. 1981. Eighteen Centuries of Pottery from Norwich. East Anglian Archaeology. No 13.
  • --- Photograph: KDW-KDY.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Norwich - Post Roman.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Norwich - Roman.
  • --- Record Card: NCM Staff. 1973-1989. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card - Norwich.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Slide: Various. Slide.
  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Percival, J. 2002. Report on an Archaeological Evaluation at 6-12 St Andrew's Street, Norwich. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 724.
  • <S2> Unpublished Contractor Report: Adams, D. 2003. An Archaeological Evaluation at 6-12 St Andrew's Street, Norwich. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 848.
  • <S3> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. 2004. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 2003. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt III pp 573-588. p 582.
  • <S4> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 2003. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk, 2002. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt II pp 368-384. p 378.
  • COIN (Undated)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
  • MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Unknown date)
  • NAIL (Unknown date)
  • OYSTER SHELL (Unknown date)
  • QUERN (Unknown date)
  • THIMBLE (Undated)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
  • WIRE (Unknown date)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BIRD REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FLOOR TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BIRD REMAINS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BOTTLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • DRESS PIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FISH REMAINS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FLOOR TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WINDOW GLASS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jun 20 2020 1:08AM

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