NHER 48946 (Monument record) - Site of grain warehouse and silos, Purfleet Quay
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF62SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Site of early 19th century warehouse, and 1930s grain siloes.
See (S1) in file, compiled at time of application to construct a block of flats, which gives history and also details of adjacent river walls.
(S1) reports that the warehouse was built 'about 100 years ago' and was five storeys with a slate roof. Two railway lines went into the building and a third was close to the west gable. Modern methods of grain handling meant that this building became obsolete and demolition of the warehouse commenced in 1963.
In the end the area was laid out as a public square.
E. Rose (NLA), 26 September 2006, amended A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 11 December 2018.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 501.
- --- SNF77783 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2010. King's Lynn: Where famous seafarers sailed to foreign lands. 1 September.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF70121 Unpublished Document: Unknown. Before 1987. Proposed development at Silo site.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Dec 11 2018 2:32PM