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Medieval vaults under 50-56 Howard Street is a scheduled ancient monument in Norwich, Norfolk, comprising a series of underground stone chambers dating from the medieval period. The vaults are situated beneath properties in the city centre and represent a significant example of medieval urban infrastructure, likely associated with merchant storage or commercial activity typical of Norwich's development as a major medieval trading centre. The surviving vault structures demonstrate medieval stone construction techniques and provide archaeological evidence of the city's commercial organisation during the later medieval period. As a scheduled monument, the vaults are protected archaeological remains of national importance reflecting Norwich's status as one of England's most significant medieval towns.
Medieval vaults under 50-56 Howard Street is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003935. View the official record →
Medieval vaults under 50-56 Howard Street is a scheduled ancient monument in Norwich, Norfolk, comprising a series of underground stone chambers dating from the medieval period.
Medieval vaults under 50-56 Howard Street is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003935.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Greyfriars Franciscan friary (0.1 km), Town walls (0.2 km), Nos 6, 7 and 8, Row 111, South Quay (0.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval vaults under 50-56 Howard Street's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Medieval vaults under 50-56 Howard Street stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.