NHER 42818 (Building record) - Old Reading Room

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Summary

A corrugated iron reading room built in 1903, one of the earliest examples of the use of corrugated iron as a building material.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF60SW
Civil Parish DENVER, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Corrugated iron reading room built 1903 by rector for use of village. Suggested as one of the earliest examples of galvanised iron for this purpose. Threatened with demolition 1989 and proposed for listing; latter apparently not confirmed but building still shown on GIS in 2006.
(S1) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 3 January 2006.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1989. Villagers aim to get iron hut listed. 2 February.

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Record last edited

Mar 27 2006 4:45PM

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