NHER 26436 (Monument record) - Late Saxon or post medieval features, Notre Dame Playground
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Notre Dame Playground.
August 1995. NAU Watching brief.
On extension to school playing fields involving reduction of ground level, landscaping and some trenching. Three areas observed.
Area 1 (north of existing tennis court):
Up to 1m of modern makeup overlying another layer of modern soil makeup. Some post medieval cut features visible just to north of tennis court.
Area 2 (south of existing tennis court):
Around 20 post medieval cut features cut into natural overlain by modern makeup. Also two Late Saxon or possible post medieval pits. Unstratified post medieval pottery recovered.
Area 3 (south of main school building):
3m wide T-shaped trench, shallow topsoil, modern features only.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
J. Percival (NAU), 5 September 1995.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF10112 Photograph: HJG.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
- <S1> SNF68779 Unpublished Contractor Report: Percival, J. 1995. Archaeological Observations at Notre Dame School, Norwich. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 142.
- <S2> SNF59457 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 1996. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1995. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt III pp 397-412. p 406.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (1)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Mar 25 2015 6:46PM