NHER 48 (Monument record) - Medieval undercroft, Bishops Palace, The Close

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Summary

A 15th to 16th century vaulted brick undercroft was found built up against the foundation wall of the Norman Bishop's Palace in 1961. Medieval and post medieval pottery was also recovered.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TG20NW
Civil Parish	NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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2 June 1961. Field Observation.
In removing shrubbery from west wall of Bishops Palace, brick roofed vaults uncovered 3.3m (11feet) long east-to-west, 1.5m (5 feet) wide north-to-south. They abut onto what appears to be the foundation wall of the Norman Palace. About 1104 to 1108.
Type of brick suggests 15th to early 16th century date.
Medieval and later sherds and clay pipes.
Compiled by R.R. Clarke (NCM).
Information from (S1).
The pottery recovered during this work is amongst the material considered in (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 19 August 2019.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF87229 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Norwich - Post Roman.
<S2> SNF2685 Monograph: Jennings, S. 1981. Eighteen Centuries of Pottery from Norwich. East Anglian Archaeology. No 13.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (3)

POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Related NHER Records (1)

Geographical: NHER 377 - Part of: Cathedral Close (cathedral precinct) (Monument)

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Norwich (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Aug 19 2019 9:06PM