NHER 26838 (Monument record) - Earthwork of post medieval sea bank
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF63NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HEACHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
April 2002. Norfolk NMP.
Stretch of sea bank running for approximately 2.5km along the Heacham coast, from the old Harbour at TF 3354 3695 to the Hunstanton parish boundary at TF 6665 3946, visible on the 1946 RAF aerial photographs (S1) and (S2). The bank varies in width from 6m to 10m. The route of the bank is marked on the 1781 Enclosure map as the 'new bank' (S3). Although the fact that it is not included on the 1797 Faden map (surveyed 1790 to 1794) (S4), suggests that the bank was planned and not necessarily constructed in 1781. The bank first appears on the 1826 Bryant map (S5), indicating that the construction was actually undertaken during these years.
S. Massey (NMP), 26 April 2002.
Associated Sources (5)
- <S1> SNF61386 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1571 3302-3 07-JUN-1946 (Norfolk SMR TF 6637B-C).
- <S2> SNF61393 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1571 3104-5 07-JUN-1946 (Norfolk SMR TF 6639A-B).
- <S3> SNF61368 Map: 1781. Heacham Enclosure Award Map.
- <S4> SNF6047 Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
- <S5> SNF4947 Map: Bryant, A.. 1826. Bryant's Map of Norfolk.
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Record last edited
Apr 21 2021 10:59AM