Hickling, S. (2015). Archaeological Watching Brief at 18 Queens Street, King's Lynn, Norfolk. NAU Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1035034. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological Watching Brief at 18 Queens Street, King's Lynn, Norfolk
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Series:		 NAU Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological watching brief was conducted for Metropol Homes Ltd during groundworks associated with the construction of a new housing development at 18 Queen Street, King's Lynn. The watching brief encompassed hand-dug exploratory holes at the location of piles, subsequent pile drilling, and the excavation of ring beam trenches. Two exploratory pits were dug to locate an electrical cable after the piling had cut the electricity supply to the street. The exploratory pits were insufficiently deep to reveal any medieval stratigraphy and the piling did not strike any obstructions that required clearing archaeologically. One of the pits dug to locate the cut electrical cable revealed two probably medieval walls constructed of imported sandstone, in association with demolition layers containing medieval (but not post-medieval) masonry. A layer of gravel, perhaps associated with an early road surface or dock-front hard standing was also recorded. Other walls were observed during the excavation of the ring beams, including a long stretch of sandstone wall at the east end of the site. Further walls constructed of more customary materials, such as brick, clunch and flint, were also recorded. Consultation of archaeological records made previously in the area shows that many of the walls uncovered by this project align with examples found during the earlier work, particularly the sandstone walls. Structures on the site were demolished and levelled in the 1970s for a car park, and demolition deposits and hard-core levelling layers dating to this period were also found.
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Author:		 S Hickling
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Norfolk HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2015
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Site: 18 Queen Street, King's Lynn
County: Norfolk
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Parish: KINGS LYNN
Country: England
Grid Reference: 561680, 319947 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CERAMIC (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CERAMIC (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) WALL (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) WALL (Monument Type England)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: norfolka1-199557
OBIB: 2014/1371
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Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018