NHER 67 (Monument record) - Medieval undercroft and artefacts, 5 Haymarket

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Summary

An excavation of the Old 'Maypole' site discovered the 14th century pilasters of an undercroft. This work also established that glazed roof tiles were reused in the floor of the undercroft. Four tokens were found in the infill of the undercroft including a lead Boy Bishop token from Bury St Edmunds.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TG20NW
Civil Parish	NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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Old 'Maypole' site. Excavated by [1] for UEA.
14th century pilasters [2] of an undercroft uncovered and recorded. Base of one and part of capital recovered of another. Glazed roof tiles reused in floor of undercroft. Four tokens found in infill. One is a lead Boy Bishop token (Bury St Edmunds). Sherds from south side of site mainly, also more roof tiles reused as floor fill and a fragment of finial? or chimney?
Finds held by NCM.
See file for further details NCM.
W. Milligan (NCM).

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF2685 Monograph: Jennings, S. 1981. Eighteen Centuries of Pottery from Norwich. East Anglian Archaeology. No 13.
--- SNF87229 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Norwich - Post Roman.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

UNDERCROFT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Object Types (5)

ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Norwich (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jan 18 2017 12:13PM