NHER 5876 (Find Spot) - Roman pottery sherd and Saxon lamp base, St Mary's Crescent
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Full Description
1912. Corporation Dwelling (now called St Mary's Crescent at grid reference TL 868 825 - E. Rose (NAU)).
Base of lamp (Hewitt) .
Decorated sherd, called Roman by (S1) and (S2).
Both found by member of the public [1] and held by Thetford Museum.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
According to (S2) the finds recovered during the excavation of foundations for were: "…many Romano-British potsherds of grey paste..., but only two pieces were ornamented. One had a rectangular lattice-work, and the other diamond-shaped."
P. Watkins (HES) 18 December 2012
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF1650 Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1923. Recent Discoveries in Norwich and Thetford. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXI pp 75-76. p 76.
- <S2> SNF1617 Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1918. The Icknield Way in East Anglia. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol II Pt IV (for 1917-18) pp 539-548. p 547.
- --- SNF87262 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Late Saxon. Thetford.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (3)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- LAMP (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
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Record last edited
Jan 13 2014 11:36AM