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| NHER Number: | 64158 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Medieval carved architectural stone fragment |
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Summary
At some point before the 1930s a fragment of carved architectural stone was recovered from the garden terrace at the Plantation Garden (NHER 26396) on Earlham Road. It was carved with the arms of the city, an inscription and the date 1679. This carving and inscription corresponds with the arms and inscription depicted on a 1864 illustration of St Giles' Gate (NHER 26171) that had been demolished in 1792.
Monument Type(s)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
Before 1930.
Medieval carved architectural stone fragment. Inscribed with 'Adornata Tempore Maioraltis Henrici Crowe Armigeri, 1679.'
This fragment was recovered from the garden terrace of the Plantation Garden, Earlham Road, Norwich (NHER 26396).
Information from Newspaper article (S1).
(S1) also suggests that the stone originated from St Giles' Gate (NHER 26171), which was demolished in 1792. This is corroborated by website (S2), which says that an 1864 sketch by H Ninham, based on an earlier sketch of 1720, shows such a carved and inscribed stone set above the archway of St Giles Gate.
A. Beckham (HES), 20 January 2021.
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Newspaper Article: [Unknown]. [Unknown]. "Sprite's" Article. City Chalk Caves. [Unknown]. |
| <S2> | Website: Norwich City Council. [Unknown]. Norwich City Walls Survey 1999-2002. https://www.norwich.gov.uk/site/custom_scripts/citywalls/index.php. 20 January 2021. 20 St Giles Gate. |
Related records
| 26396 | Part of: Plantation Garden (Monument) |
| 26171 | Part of: St Giles Gate, Newport Gate (Monument) |