NHER 14266 (Building record) - Remains of post medieval building

November 1978. Field Observation.
Visited by E. Rose (NAU).
Felling of The Coppice revealed a small red brick building, 18th or early 19th century, about 2m square, remains about 1.25m high.
Running north to south through former wood from this, continuing field boundary, is low flint and brick wall about 0.25m high. Purpose not clear.
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 29 November 1978. Information from record card (S1).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 February 2022

November 2005. Field Observation.
Visited. Accurate grid reference obtained with GPS.
Building is in fact oblong, aligned east to west, roughly 2m by 2.5m and 1.75m high except for south wall, footings only. Doorway in west wall offcentre to south. Bricks are laid in English bond at base and Flemish bond above; they are eroded and may have had diagonal skintlings placing them before around 1780. The wall footing mentioned in fact runs north to south to the west of the building and seems to lead to a bridge over the dyke to the south. This building does not appear on any map. Present owner refers to a local story that the building was a 'salting house for a monastic grange'.
See photographs (S2) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 8 November 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 February 2022