NHER 41494 (Monument record) - Undated jetty and quay

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Summary

A jetty and quay structure was found in 2004, consisting of at least forty upright wooden posts.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF94SW
Civil Parish WELLS NEXT THE SEA, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 10), Context 871:
A jetty and quay structure was found, consisting of at least forty upright wooden posts; in three areas horizontal planks survived and in one there was a brick platform. It was situated on the north bank of Wells harbour channel. It is possible that the shells found to the northwest [context 791, NHER 41488] were landed here.
On a map from 1782, something labelled ‘Friston’s Jutties’ is shown at this location (((S1), in (S2)). This may be the recorded structure.
A map from 1784 shows buildings close to by; these may have been associated ((S3), in (S4)).
See assessment report (S5) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 19 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.

  • <S1> Map: Biederman, B. 1780. A Survey of the Town of Wells.
  • <S2> Publication: Barney, J.. 2000. The Trials of Wells Harbour. p 9.
  • <S3> Map: NRO MS 21133.
  • <S4> Unpublished Document: Ringwood, I.. 2003. NSCS 3 - Norfolk and Suffolk Coastal Survey - Documentary Evidence - Norfolk.
  • <S5> Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005.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 18 2025 10:58AM

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