NHER 6842 (Find Spot record) - Medieval pottery finds

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Summary

Large numbers of complete medieval jars were found during building works in 1960.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish NORTH WALSHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

1960. Stray Find.
Found in Market Place while digging a cellar at Leeder's Shop:
Many pottery jars, some with handles, some without handles, some with two handles, and all with a hole near the base.
One example submitted for identification was 13th century. Some pottery shows signs of burning.
See drawing (S1) and press cuttings (S2) and (S3).
Information from (S4).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 December 2015.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Serial: 1960. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1960. No 7. p 6.
  • <S1> Illustration: [Norwich Castle Museum staff]. 1960. Drawing of a medieval pottery jar from North Walsham. Paper. 1:1.
  • <S2> Newspaper Article: North Norfolk News. 1961. 700-year-old jugs found at N. Walsham. 29 July.
  • <S3> Newspaper Article: North Norfolk News. 1961. Little old brown jugs. 4 August.
  • <S4> Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Walsham (North).
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 4 2016 4:01PM

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