NHER 37402 (Monument record) - World War Two air raid shelter at Tesco's Metro Supermarket, 5 Guild Hall Hill

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Summary

Archaeological observations were carried out in 2002 during the provision of a loading ramp at the supermarket. To the southwest of the ramp area the upstanding walls of a World War Two air raid shelter were visible and a medieval/post medieval pit was found cut into the chalky ground surface to the southeast.

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Map sheet TG20NW
Civil Parish NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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October 2002. Watching Brief.
Undertaken during construction of loading ramp at rear of supermarket. Contexts 1-6.
Possible medieval or post-medieval pit.
World War Two air raid shelter.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2008.71).
J. Allen (NLA) 18 October 2002. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 19 May 2015 and 5 May 2019.

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  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Adams, D. 2002. Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief at Tesco Metro Supermarket, 5 Guildhall Hill, Norwich. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 771.
  • <S2> 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 377.

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Record last edited

May 5 2019 5:11PM

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