NHER 9925 (Find Spot record) - Pot boilers, Roman to medieval pottery sherds, animal bone, Wattlefield Hall

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Summary

In 1963 a few Roman pottery sherds, some pot boilers, animal bones and Saxon and medieval pottery sherds were recovered during construction work in the grounds of Wattlefield Hall.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM19NW
Civil Parish	WYMONDHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1963. While digging gas pipe trench in grounds of Wattlefield Hall.
Two sherds of Roman pottery pot boiler and animal bones. About 2ft (60cm) down there are patches of very dark soil with pot boilers. The ground in the area marked on the 6inch Ordnance Survey map (S1) is very uneven.
Compiled by E. B. Green (NCM).

In NCM and donated to NCM through A. Rogerson (NCU), in about 1978.

A few Roman, but predominantly medieval sherds and two Ipswich (One sandy and one pimply). From the 1963 pipe trench.
To NCM in about 1978, but not entered into NHER then.
Compiled by A. Rogerson (NAU), 11 December 1989.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Wymondham.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TM 19 NW 14.
<S1> SNF48659 Map: Ordnance Survey, First Edition, 6 Inch. 1879-1886. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6 inch map..

Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)

Object Types (5)

POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)