NHER 41404 (Monument record) - Post medieval sea defences
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF62SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 2), Context 716:
A scatter of bricks (dating from 16th to 19th centuries) and timbers eroding out from the modern sea bank. Some bricks were stamped ‘CENTRAL WHITTLESEA’.
It is likely that this material was used in the construction of the modern bank or during the construction of a sea defence bank associated with creation of 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.
Bricks from the Central Brickworks at Whittlesea were imported into Norfolk in large quantities during the Second World war to construct war time defences. They will not be any earlier than this and are unlikely to be later.
E. Rose (NLA), 21 March 2006.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF55835 Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005.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.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Feb 15 2021 10:57AM