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| NHER Number: | 240 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Multi-period finds and features, Holland Court, The Close/St Faiths Lane |
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Summary
Excavation of foundations in 1972 revealed a rubbish pit containing 13th and 14th century pottery fragments. On a different part of the site, an occupation layer was found, associated with a piece of medieval pottery, ash, oyster shell and animal bones.
Monument Type(s)
- OCCUPATION SITE (Unknown date)
- HEARTH (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
1972. Excavation for foundations behind site NHER 47 in Holland Court.
Topsoil; post medieval sherds and drainpipes.
Natural sand.
Rubbish pit of dark grey organic soil, with some flint gravel.
Contained 13th/14th century sherds (including Grimston face jug). Bone, oyster shells.
Exposed in a pit for a concrete drainage tank in northeast corner of the site. About 2 1/2m below the pathway surface.
Occupation surface overlying the natural sand, consisting of a compact very ashy, layer about 10 to 15cm thick.
Contained one sherd Thetford ware, charcoal, ash, oyster shell, bone.
J. Roberts.
For further details see file NCM.
Sources and further reading
| --- | Monograph: Jennings, S. 1981. Eighteen Centuries of Pottery from Norwich. East Anglian Archaeology. No 13. |
| --- | Record Card: NCM Staff. 1973-1989. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card - Norwich. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Norwich - Post Roman. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
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| 377 | Part of: Cathedral Close (cathedral precinct) (Monument) |
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| Site 961 | Part of: Holland Court, The Close (Monument) |