NHER 3578 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon and medieval pottery

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Summary

Fragments of Late Saxon and early medieval pottery found in 1948.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF72SW
Civil Parish GRIMSTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

1948. Northeast of Methodist chapel.
Late Saxon sherds.
R. R. Clarke (NCM)

July 1989.
Sherds in NCM examined by A. Rogerson (NAU)
19 sherds, all Grimston Thetford, including many 'large' fresh sherds, selected because only one base, rest rims or decorated storage jar body sherds. Mixture of latter with jars and bowls. One bowl rim is rouletted. No obvious signs of potting waste, although some are part oxydised.
A. Rogerson (NAU) 17 July 1989.

See (S1).
R. J. Rickett (NAU) 31 April 1990

  • --- Article in Serial: Hurst, J. G. 1957. Saxo-Norman pottery in East Anglia. Part II Thetford Ware. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. Vol L (for 1956) pp 29-60. p 48.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Late Saxon. Grimston.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Serial: Norfolk Research Committee Bulletin. Vol.1. vol.I.
  • <S1> Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 72 SW 3.
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 25 2016 11:57AM

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