NHER 1319 (Building record) - Coal Barn

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Summary

An 18th or 19th century brick and flint building on the quayside. The building was probably used for storing coal and other goods. The barn was used as a location for the BBC adaptation of Great Expectations filmed in 1998.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF74SW
Civil Parish	THORNHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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This building is labelled 'Coal Barn' on Bryant's 1826 map of Norfolk (S1).
See related newspaper articles (S2) to (S4) in file.
E. Rose (NAU)

May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 7), Context 1034:
A building located on the quayside, north of Thornham village, was recorded. It measured 12m by 7m and was built out of red brick (largely handmade), chalk blocks and flint. It was probably used for storing shipped goods, including coal, before further transport by road.
See assessment report (S5) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 15 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 July 2019.

Associated Sources (8)

--- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Thornham.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF4947 Map: Bryant, A.. 1826. Bryant's Map of Norfolk.
<S2> SNF52552 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1998. Norfolk meets all their expectations.. 23 November. p 3.
<S3> SNF52551 Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1998. A Dickens of a transformation.. 27 November. p 3.
<S4> SNF52550 Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1991. Old barn saved. 19 April.
<S5> SNF55835 Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey. Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1045.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

BARN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 21 2019 12:03AM