NHER 3391 (Monument record) - Blackborough End Roman kiln, Sandy Lane

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Summary

The remains of a Roman pottery kiln were discovered during the development of the site, and the kiln was salvage excavated. The kiln produced Nar Valley ware, and was probably active in the 3rd century. Blackborough End was the focus of settlement in this area during the Roman period, and evidence of several other Roman industrial activities has been found in the surrounding area. Roman pottery, metal working debris, a coin and a potter's stamp have been found on the site, as well as Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval pottery. A further excavation was carried out by the NAU in 1991, but only a fragment of medieval pottery was recovered. The Roman pottery kiln is believed to survive below the floor of the garage of 'Kiln House'.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF61NE
Civil Parish	MIDDLETON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1961.
Roman sherds found.

1967.
Roman sherds found.

1989.
Roman kiln excavated and preserved. Slag and medieval finds also.
The results of this work are summarised in (S5).
Finds recovered during this work were donated to the King's Lynn Museum, along with part of the kiln structure (KLLM : 1992.649).

1990. Surface finds.
Roman, Late Saxon, medieval, post medieval sherds, Roman coin and stamp.

Aril 1991. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of proposed development area in north-west part of site.
Produced only one medieval sherd.
See report (S1) for further details.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 29 June 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 August 2019.

See full details and (S2) to (S4) in file
E. Rose (NLA) 6 November 1991.

September 2007. ALSF NHER Enhancement Sub-Unit D.
The discovery of a Romano-British pottery kiln making Nar Valley Ware at Blackborough End, Middleton, extends the known production area of this ware. The main Nar Valley kiln sites are at Shouldham and Pentney, but the existence of a number of smaller workshops like that at Middleton may be suspected.
Information from (S2).
M. Dennis (NLA), 20 September 2007.

Associated Sources (13)

--- SNF68524 Archive: Gurney, D.. 1989. Excavation plans and sections for Blackborough End Roman Kiln.
--- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
--- SNF51276 Map: Finder's Map..
--- SNF9829 Photograph: EZS 1-34.
--- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Middleton.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
<S1> SNF56445 Unpublished Contractor Report: Penn, K. 1991. Report of Archaeological Evaluation at Home Farm Lodge, Blackborough End. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 39.
<S2> SNF6267 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. 1990. A Romano-British Pottery Kiln at Blackborough End, Middleton. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLI Pt I pp 83-92.
<S3> SNF3780 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1989. Rare kiln makes way for home. 3 May.
<S4> SNF3977 Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1990. Split-level with kiln. 5 June.
<S5> SNF86380 Article in Serial: Gurney, D (ed.). 1990. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1989. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLI Pt I pp 107-112. p 109.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (12)

ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
LATCHLIFTER (Undated)
NAIL (Undated)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POTTERS STAMP (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 13 2019 1:23PM