NHER 3749 (Monument record) - Site of post-medieval brickworks

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Summary

This post-medieval brick kiln was last used in 1909 and is now overgrown by trees. It may have been built in 1738 when W. Saddleton was contracted land at Gayton Thorpe for a brick kiln providing he also made pantiles.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF71NW
Civil Parish GAYTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Brick kiln. Last worked around 1909. Examples of bricks in Bridewell. Seen by B. Yates (NMA), 4 May 1972.
See (S1) and (S2).

Marked on (S3). The site has now been planted with thickset pine trees and is impenetrable.
E. Rose (NAU), 2 July 1981.

Area south of site extended to take in complete brickworks site as shown on (S4).
E. Rose (NLA), 25 September 1998.

In 1738 W. Saddleton was contracted land at Gayton Thorpe for a brick kiln providing he also made pantiles. This site?
See (S5).
E. Rose (NLA) 2 June 1999.

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Post-Medieval. Gayton.
  • <S1> Unpublished Document: Gayton Thorpe Brick Kiln Accounts Book..
  • <S2> Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S3> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1805-1836. Ordnance Survey Map. One inch to the mile. First Edition.
  • <S4> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. Ordnance Survey Map. 25 inch to the mile. Second Edition. 1:2500.
  • <S5> Article in Serial: Lucas, R. 1999. Dutch pantiles in the county of Norfolk: architecture and international trade in the 17th and 18th centuries. Post-Medieval Archaeology. Vol 32 (for 1998) pp 75-94. p 89.
  • BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 24 2023 2:34PM

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