NHER 41401 (Monument record) - Post medieval sea defence bank

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Summary

A section of brick wall laid on its side, noted in 2004, may have been used as hardcore in the construction of a sea defence bank.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF62SW
Civil Parish KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 2), Context 692:
Section of brick wall laid on its side and incorporated into the western side of the modern sea bank. The bricks may have been 18th or 19th century in date and may have been used hardcore during the construction of a sea defence bank associated with creation of the Eau Brink Cut (NHER 13532).
See assessment report (S1) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 12 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 30 June 2015 and 21 July 2019.

  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey. Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1045.

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Record last edited

Feb 15 2021 10:57AM

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