Cope-Faulkner, P. (2006). Desk-based assessment of land at St. Benedict's Street, Norwich, Norfolk (nwsb06). Archaeological Project Services. https://doi.org/10.5284/1000465. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Desk-based assessment of land at St. Benedict's Street, Norwich, Norfolk (nwsb06)
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Abstract:		 Desk-based assessment to determine the implications of a proposed new housing development. A Roman road is suspected of being on the same alignment at St Benedict''s Street, and occasional finds suggest the possibility of a Roman settlement to the north-west of the site. The site lies within Westwick, a Saxon settlement area which eventually formed a suburb to the city. Saxon finds are known from the assessment area, but are residual rather than in-situ. The main area of Saxon settlement is likely to be further north. During the medieval period the site was located on the periphery of the city, adjacent to St Benedict''s Church which had been founded by the end of the 11th century. The block of land in which the development falls was granted to Buckenham Priory. During the 13th century the city defences comprising a bank, a later wall and a ditch, passed alongside the western boundary of the site. Some of the assessment area may have been used to provide an intramural lane which allowed unrestricted access to the walls. The post medieval period saw continued use of the rectory established by Buckenham Priory, which was last mentioned around 1800. The ditch of the town defences had been filled in by the 18th century and development occurred along both sides of the city wall. By the 19th century, extensive occupation existed on all the street frontages. Cartographic sources indicate that the site has been occupied since at least the 17th century. Widespread clearance of the area occurred prior to 1937 and following extensive bombing in 1942. The site is currently occupied by standing buildings.
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Author:		 P Cope-Faulkner
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Publisher:		 Archaeological Project Services
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Norfolk HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2006
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Site: st benedict's street
Parish: NORWICH
District: Norwich
County: Norfolk
Country: England
Grid Reference: 622450, 308810 (Easting, Northing)
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20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) Bomb Damage (Monus)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) ROAD (Monument Type England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SETTLEMENT (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Settlement, City Walls, Gate (Monus)
DESK BASED ASSESSMENT (Event)
FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT) (Event)
DOCUMENTARY RESEARCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: archaeol1-19262
OBIB: 146/06
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Note:		 A4 comb-bound
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Created Date:		 23 Nov 2016