Emery, G. (2015). Archaeological Monitoring and the discovery of a WWII Norcon Pillbox at The Old Rectory, Docking, Norfolk.. Norwich: Norvic Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1105026. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological Monitoring and the discovery of a WWII Norcon Pillbox at The Old Rectory, Docking, Norfolk.
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Series:		 Norvic Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Archaeological monitoring of groundworks associated with the construction of a large timber framed outbuilding. The general footprint occupies an area of c.300m2, situated just to the north-east of the Old Rectory house and its later extensions. The site is located adjacent to an area of previous archaeological work for a housing estate, which recorded Late Saxon and Medieval pits and ditches to the north of the medieval church of St Marys. A community test pitting project by the Docking Heritage also recovered sherds of Late Saxon and medieval pottery in the immediate area. Where natural sands were partly exposed below masking subsoils in the western area of the trenching footprint, the monitoring work recorded what appears to be an agglomeration of Late Saxon to early Medieval features. The base of a Thetford Ware vessel was collected from one of the pits, which was in a relatively fresh condition. The clay lined base of a possible oven was also identified. The subsoil contained no obviously modern intrusions and was sealed below a late post-medieval layer of soil build-up or levelling material, which contained evidence for localised rubbish burning. A previously unrecorded circular concrete WWII pillbox was located within a metre of the south-east corner of the outbuilding's footprint, partly buried by earth, mounded rubble, soil and vegetation. This is a rare Norcon Pillbox (Type CP/6/40/111) which has survived in good condition.
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Author:		 Giles Emery
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Publisher:		 Norvic Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2015
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Parish: Docking
Country: England
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk
County: Norfolk
Grid Reference: 576448, 337100 (Easting, Northing)
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OVEN (Monument Type England)
UNCERTAIN OVEN (Tag)
PIT (Monument Type England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL PIT (Tag)
POT (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL POT (Tag)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
UNCERTAIN ANIMAL REMAINS (Tag)
POT (Object England)
MEDIEVAL POT (Tag)
PILLBOX (TYPE CP/6/40/111) (Monument Type England)
20TH CENTURY PILLBOX (TYPE CP/6/40/111) (Tag)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: norvicar1-231181
Report id: Report No. 68
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Created Date:		 11 Mar 2023