NHER 5538 (Monument record) - Cobbled road surface, possibly Late Anglo-Saxon
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF61NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Cobbled road (?Anglo-Saxon) found by All Saints, Ladybridge. See (S1).
R.R. Clarke (NCM).
All Saints Street: Union Street corner. 1.8m (6 feet) deep, Bridge Street corner 1.8m (9 feet) deep.
Bridge Street: Crooked Lane corner, 1.8m (9 feet) deep, Boal Street near Ladybridge 3m (10 feet) deep. Disappeared under Mill Fleet at 4m (13 feet) deep.
Church Street: Nelson Street corner 3m (10 feet) deep, Priory Lane corner 0.9m (3 feet) deep.
E. Rose (NAU).
According to (S1) small cobbles of the 'petrified kidney' sort had been used on All Saints' Street, whilst much larger cobbles were used on Bridge Street and Church Street. (S1) suggests that larger cobbles were selected for areas where the tide was stronger and the traffic greater. (S1) states that this road once provided the southern route into the town, crossing the low-lying land in South Lynn, leading to the ford at the mill leat and onwards to 'the old earthwork' along the inner side of the stream.
A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 13 June 2019.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. King's Lynn.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF6404 Monograph: Hillen, H. J. 1907. History of the Borough of King's Lynn. p 20.
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Record last edited
Jun 13 2019 11:52AM