NHER 66008 (Negative evidence record) - Site where groundworks revealed no archaeologically-significant remains
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF60SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DOWNHAM MARKET, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
June 2015. Watching Brief.
Maintained during construction of three new terraced properties.
The excavation of foundation trenches and other intrusive groundworks revealed no archaeologically-significant features or deposits.
There was clear evidence for significant recent disturbance with what appeared to be post-medieval or later demolition material lying directly above the natural sand. It is likely that much of this disturbance occurred during the construction and subsequent demolition of the flat-roofed 20th-century building that had formerly occupied the eastern end of the site. This had replaced a more extensive row of late 19th-century terraced houses that can be seen on the Ordnance Survey First Edition Six Inch map (S1). A brick-built cellar recorded in part of the site had probably been associated with these houses.
No finds were recovered.
Information from report uploaded to OASIS. HER copy awaited.
P. Watkins (HES), 19 July 2022.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF53293 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1884-1891. Ordnance Survey Map. Six inches to the mile. First Edition. 1:10,560. Norfolk LXIX.NW (Surveyed 1886, Published 1886).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jul 19 2022 1:28PM