NHER 59 (Monument record) - Possible Saxon pottery and metalworking site, 8-10 Exchange Street
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Summary
In 1970 Saxon pottery sherds and fragments of burnt clay were retrieved from a trench dug between the buildings here. The sherds seemed to be fairly thick in the section from just under the floor to 0.9m below the floor level. The quantity of possible kiln clay, wasters and slag may indicate the presence of a pottery works at this location during the Saxon era.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
1970. Casual Observation.
Sherds and burnt clay from spoil out of trench in middle of buildings.
Sherds seemed to be fairly thick in the section from just under the floor to 0.9m (3ft) below.
The bottom of the trench had not gone into natural.
Thetford Ware and possibly kiln clay and possible wasters and slag.
Finds held by NCM.
W. Milligan (NCM).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF2503 Article in Serial: Webster, L. E. and Cherry, J. 1974. Medieval Britain in 1973. Medieval Archaeology. Vol XVIII pp 174-223. p 181.
- --- 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.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 20 NW 250.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (3)
- KILN WASTE (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
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Record last edited
Jul 5 2022 5:16PM