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An Archaeological Evaluation at the Former Cap and Gown Public House, Gorleston, Norfolk |
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NAU Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
An archaeological evaluation was conducted for Wellington Construction ahead of a planned new residential development on a plot of land on Magdalen Square in the southern part of Gorleston, Great Yarmouth. The site had formerly been the location of the Cap and Gown public house. Two trenches were excavated across the plot within which several archaeological features (eight pits and two ditches) were found along with areas of modern disturbance. Although it was not possible to date the pits, their position below a thick layer of subsoil and the generally leached appearance of their fills suggested that they were possibly of prehistoric date. One pit at the south end of Trench 1 contained a charcoal-rich fill, the charcoal from which appears to have been created through burning at high temperatures; well-preserved plant macrofossils were also present. A ditch of probable prehistoric date which was similarly sealed by a thick layer of subsoil had been found at Peterhouse School, to the south-east of the site (NHER 52756). The ditch in Trench 1, though it contained a fragment of Roman pottery may have been of later date, as it was observed to truncate the subsoil. However the ditch in Trench 2, like the pits, appeared to be sealed by subsoil and is possibly of an early date |
Author: |
P Crawley
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Publisher: |
NAU Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Norfolk HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2011
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Locations: |
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Former Cap and Gown Public House, Magdalen Square, Gorleston |
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GREAT YARMOUTH |
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Great Yarmouth |
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Norfolk |
Country: |
England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Gorleston Great Yarmouth |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Wellington |
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Peterhouse School |
Grid Reference: 651800, 303720 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
norfolka1-91902 |
OBIB: |
Report No 2623 |
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A4 paper, colour-printed, spiral-bound, double-sided; pdf
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Created Date: |
25 Nov 2016 |