NHER 26589 (Monument record) - Post medieval factory or foundry, No 116 and 118 Prince of Wales Road
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
August-September 2001. Trial Trenching. Contexts 1-41.
Excavation of two evaluation trenches at Prince of Wales Road, Norwich, confirmed cartographic evidence which suggested that the earliest human settlement and/or industrial activity occurred around the mid post-medieval period in this area of Norwich. Radiocarbon dating of peat deposits indicates a cessation of peat growth in the Late Saxon period, and a change to more watery conditions which persisted into the post medieval period. During this time the area may have been utilised for pasture. Mortar floor surfaces, probably associated with either an iron foundary or the Hills and Underwood vinegar factory, known to have been located in the area in the late 18th century, were recorded.
See reports (S1) and (S2) for further details (the latter being an interim report issued before radiocarbon dates were available. The results of this work are also summarised in (S3) and (S4).
D. Gurney (NLA), 12 December 2001. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 30 March 2015.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF50827 Unpublished Contractor Report: Trimble, G. 2001. Report on an Archaeological Evaluation at 116-118 Prince of Wales Road, Norwich. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 635.
- <S2> SNF51213 Unpublished Contractor Report: Trimble, G. 2002. Report on an Archaeological Evaluation at 116-118 Prince of Wales Road, Norwich. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 758.
- <S3> SNF82150 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 2002. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk, 2001. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt I pp 162-177. p 173.
- <S4> SNF82149 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.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (5)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BOTTLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOBACCO PIPE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Mar 30 2015 12:22PM