NHER 40502 (Monument record) - Post medieval domestic and industrial waste, former East Anglian Hotel, Blackfriars Road

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Summary

Excavations revealed the remains of discarded domestic and industrial waste dating from the 17th century onwards. This overlies marsh and alluvial deposits which represent the silting up of a large drainage ditch or stream.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF62SW
Civil Parish	KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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June 2004. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of proposed development site. From Context 1.
The archaeological sequence consisted mostly of discarded domestic and industrial waste dating from the 17th century onwards. These deposits had been dumped above marsh and alluvial deposits which represented the silting up of a stream or large drainage ditch. The molluscs from this channel indicate that it was a salt marsh channel, probably connected to the sea but not itself tidal. The whole area has been heavily impacted upon by 19th century foundations and no structures pre-dating this were discovered.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
See also notes on relevant documentary and cartographic sources for old watercourse on site (S3).
A. Cattermole (NLA), 25 May 2007.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF55436 Unpublished Contractor Report: Killock, D. 2004. An Archaeological Evaluation at the former East Anglian Hotel, Blackfriars Road, King's Lynn, Norfolk. Pre-Construct Archaeology.
<S2> SNF81937 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. 2005. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk in 2004. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt IV pp 751-763. p 756.
<S3> SNF55007 Unpublished Report: James, E. 2004. Old Watercourse on site of East Anglian Hotel: possible refs.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (12)

BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WALL TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
FISH REMAINS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
MANUFACTURING DEBRIS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
OYSTER SHELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)