NHER 12674 (Monument record) - Shipmeadow or Geldeston Lock and possible site of watermill
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM39SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GELDESTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
August 1977. Visit. Shipmeadow or Geldeston Lock.
So called though it is in Ellingham parish because there was an Ellingham Lock further upstream. Present basin appears to be of 18th century brick, though Norfolk Heritage Project sign says there is a datestone of 1910 relating to repairs. This the writer could not find. Gates are derelict. Print of 1821 shows a weatherboarded water mill here.
E. Rose (NAU), 2 August 1977.
This was presumably the 'Geldeston Watermill' erected by Matthias Kerrison in 1785 to 1786.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NLA), 12 December 2000.
(S2) states that this was sometimes known as Ellingham Lock, also as Barsham lock. It states there was a fulling mill here 'until the late 18th century'. It is possible Kerrison's watermill was not on this site.
E. Rose (NLA), 1 December 2003.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF48406 Article in Serial: Lawrence, R. 2000. From Yeomanry to County Elite: The Impact of the French Wars on the Rise of a Suffolk Family. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History. Vol XXXIX Pt 4 pp 470-483. p 472.
- <S2> SNF53234 Article in Serial: Best, D.. 2003. Bungay Navigation.. NIAS Journal. Vol 7 no 3. p 26.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
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Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Apr 22 2020 3:02PM