NHER 33913 (Find Spot record) - Post-medieval to modern finds

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Summary

In 1998 a Commonwealth shilling as found on the surface of this field. A small number of additional objects were found during the installation of underground electrical cables in 2012, including a post-medieval coin, a post-medieval jetton and a post-medieval/modern shoe clasp. Three coins dating to between 1939 and 1943 (one of which is American) and a bullet fragment were also recovered, possibly indicating this field saw some form of activity during World War Two.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG10NE
Civil Parish	COLNEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1998. Stray Find.
Surface find at [1]:
1 post-medieval coin. Commonwealth shilling.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM) August 1998.
See coin sheet in file.
K. Sussams (NCM) 21 October 1998.

Extended to whole field. Previously mapped as point at [1].
P. Watkins (HES), 8 August 2021.

March-September 2012. Watching Brief.
Examination of easements stripped during installation of underground electricity cables along southern and eastern sides of field (Area 1).
No archaeologically-significant features were observed.
It should though be noted that conditions were far from ideal, with most, if not all, of the easements stripped without archaeological supervision.
A small number of objects were recovered from the topsoil:
2 post-medieval pottery sherds, 1 coin and 1 jetton.
3 World War Two coins (1939 farthing, ?1940 United States one cent piece and 1943 George VI sixpence).
1 modern lead bullet fragment.
1 undatable unidentified lead object.
See report (S1) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 7 August 2021.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF101327 Unpublished Contractor Report: Hickling, S. 2013. Archaeological Watching Brief at the Earlham Grid to Norwich Main Underground Electricity Cable Route, Norwich, Norfolk. NPS Archaeology. 3027.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (8)

BUCKLE (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1540 AD to 2000 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BULLET (20th Century - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)
COIN (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
COIN (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 9 2021 10:23AM