NHER 2143 (Building record) - 19th century barn
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF93SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FAKENHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Stone facing of bastion at Brancaster built into a barn at Thorpland Lodge in 1848. It had been the 'bastion of the Porta Decumana' and pronunced by Dean Buckland to be 'Druids Sandstone' and therefore a 'reused monolithic enclosure'!
There is in fact some suggestion that this is the stone taken from Brancaster Fort and used to build the Great Malthouse, and brought here when that was demolished.
Information from [1].
November 1979. Visit.
South gable wall of a moderate sized barn is constructed of blackstone blocks (excepting brick edged slits, plinth etc). One block has an original (or at least old) hole in it. Part of the actual gable collapsed a few years ago and has been rebuilt, and here the stone is light grey in colour.
E. Rose (NAU), 16 November 1979.
21 July 1982. Visit.
Stone is form of sandstone. There are also lumps of ironbound conglomerate. Interior of stone wall faced in brick.
Visited with [2].
E. Rose (NAU), 21 July 1982.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF59072 Photograph: Ashley, H.. Thorpland G9646 and G9648.
- --- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Fakenham.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
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Record last edited
Jan 7 2014 5:05PM