NHER 43179 (Building record) - Old Forge, Drapers Lane

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Summary

A former smithy and house. The house was probably built in about 1800, the forge added in 1825 and the whole recased in brick in the late 19th century.

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Map sheet TM39SW
Civil Parish DITCHINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Former smithy and house. Internal works revealed very crude timber framed wall with inserted upper floor. Beneath floors, brick pits and an apsidal space revealed. There is said to be a reference to a forge being built in 1825 and indeed (S1) shows a building here. External appearance now of about 1900, (S2) shows a building of identical plan to present. Suggested sequence – timber framed building in about 1800, forge added 1825, whole recased in late 19th century. (S3) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 7 February 2006.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Map: 1840. Tithe Award Map.
  • <S2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883. First edition six inch map.
  • <S3> Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 1985. Building Report.. Building Report.

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Oct 21 2010 4:25PM

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