NHER 218 (Monument record) - Medieval and post medieval features and multi period pottery sherds, 18 Davey Place

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Summary

In 1961 the digging of foundations for the new offices for Legal and General Assurance Society Ltd discovered various finds and features of interest. Features included a medieval ditch and post medieval pits. These contained sherds of medieval pottery, an undated human skull, a Late Saxon Thetford ware rim and the base of a 16th century Sieburg stoneware vessel.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG20NW
Civil Parish NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

Map

1961. In digging foundations for new offices for Legal and General Assurance Society Ltd.
Sherds of medieval glazed pottery 13th century and unglazed 12th century from site generally south face of excavation nearest castle street.
Revealed in fill of ditch at least 9.2m (30ft) wide and 4.3m (14ft) below modern road level into which refuse pits of probable 16th century date had been cut after ditch silted up.
Undated human skull.
From refuse pit 1.8m (6ft) below street level cut into infill of large ditch.
Late Saxon Thetford ware rim.
14th century glazed jug (large proportion of upper half).
Unglazed medieval rim and body sherds.
Late medieval/Trans body sherds.
16th century Sieburg stoneware base.
Finds held by NCM.

  • --- 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.
  • HUMAN REMAINS (Undated)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 7 2016 12:40PM

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