NHER 13947 (Monument record) - Undated subterranean gallery, Black Horse Inn, (Great) Magdalen Street
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL88SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Around 1820.
A well sunk in the yard of the Black Horse Inn, Great Magdalen Street, penetrated a subterranean gallery in the chalk. No dating evidence was recovered and it is unclear whether this was made for working flint in prehistoric times or to obtain chalk for building at some later date.
Revealed section was 15.3m (50ft) long, 6.1m (20ft) high and 3.1m (10ft) wide. Another gallery ran off to the south, but was blocked when the well was sunk.
See (S1) quoted in (S2).
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF6779 Monograph: Leigh-Hunt, A.. 1870. The Capital of the Ancient Kingdom of East Anglia.. p 162.
- <S2> SNF2202 Article in Serial: Bruce-Mitford, R. L. S. 1952. A Late-Medieval Chalk-Mine at Thetford. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXX pp 220-222. pp 221-222.
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Record last edited
Nov 20 2012 9:56AM