NHER 19405 (Building record) - Leeds Tannery

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Summary

A tannery founded by the Leeds family in 1836 and closed in 1908. Although its large courtyard has now gone, the buildings remain and are now used for farm storage.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG02SE
Civil Parish REEPHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

(Not to be confused with Whitwell Hall Tannery).
Founded before 1836 by the Leeds family on a plot of land called No Mans Land as at that time it fell between Reepham, Whitwell and Hackford parishes. Closed in 1908.
Old series 6 inch map shows large courtyard to west now gone, but other buildings remain as farm storage.
Information from Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 9 August 1983.

August 2008. Building survey of barns.
Details to come.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 24 September 2008.

The site is noted in various directories including White's (S2) and Kelly's (S3) from 1836 to 1904.
See (S4)
W. Arnold (HES), 31 January 2011

  • --- Fiche: Exists.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Article in Serial: 1983. [unknown]. NIAS Journal. Vol III, no 3.
  • <S2> Directory: White, W.. 1845. White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk.
  • <S3> Directory: Kelly, E.. 1892. Kelly's Directory of Norfolk..
  • <S4> Archive: NIAS. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Records.

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Record last edited

Jul 11 2021 6:37PM

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