NHER 62115 (Monument record) - 19th- and 20th-century tramway associated with Fison's fertiliser factory (NHER 6531)

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Summary

A 19th- and 20th-century tramway associated with Fison's fertiliser factory (NHER 6531), allowing access to the Norfolk Railway (NHER 13571), is visible as an extant structure and earthwork on 1940s aerial photographs and is also depicted on historical maps. The modern landscaping at the site still reflects its course, but it is not known whether parts of it still survive.

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Map sheet TL88NE
Civil Parish THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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November 2017. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
A 19th- and 20th-century tramway associated with Fison's fertiliser factory (NHER 6531), providing access to the Norfolk Railway (NHER 13571), is visible as an extant structure and earthwork on 1940s aerial photographs (for example S1), and is also depicted on historical maps (for example S2). The modern landscaping at the site still reflects its course, but it is not known whether parts of it still survive.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 21 November 2017.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/CPE/UK/1918 RP 3084-3085 09-JAN-1947 (HEA Original Print).
  • <S2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1884-1891. Ordnance Survey Map. Six inches to the mile. First Edition. 1:10,560.

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Record last edited

Jun 11 2021 4:22PM

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