NHER 22885 (Monument record) - Post medieval mine shaft
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL88SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
'Shaft (disused)'.
Marked on 1880 50in Ordnance Survey map (S1), north of the castle's outer bank, just west of a well at the south end of Thompson's Row (now demolished).
Note the number of chalk or flint mine shafts found in adjacent Castle Street. Some are dated to 16th/17th century - is this another example?
E. Rose (NAU) 9 September 1986.
This chalk mine may be roughly contemporary with other large-scale mines in the area, NHER 17501 and NHER 15111, as well as smaller medieval chalk pits at NHER 42852.
H. Hamilton (NLA), 22 July 2008.
Associated Sources (3)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (3)
- All Groups: NHER 42852 - Related to: Medieval quarry pits and remains of post medieval public house (Monument)
- All Groups: NHER 17501 - Related to: Possible medieval or post medieval flint or chalk mine, garden of 30 Castle Street (Monument)
- All Groups: NHER 15111 - Related to: Post medieval dene hole, under 44 Castle Street (Monument)
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Record last edited
May 15 2014 4:31PM