NHER 62950 (Monument record) - Site of World's End 17th-century fort
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF61NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
World's End Fort
A small fort labelled as 'World's End' is depicted on what is now Boal Quay on a map drawn in 1645 (S1) illustrating the new or projected defences at King's Lynn.
It is also one of the landmarks labelled in Bell's groundplan of King's Lynn (S2), which was compiled in the 1680's. However, the fort does not appear on Rastrick's 1725 map of King's Lynn (S3) and it is therefore likely that it had been demolished by this time.
H. Hamilton (HES), 5 September 2018.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF99604 Map: [Unknown]. 1645. Copy of map of part of the fortifications of King's Lynn by Richard Clampe [copied 1924].
- <S2> SNF4561 Map: Bell, H. 1680s. The Groundplat of King's Lynn.
- <S3> SNF7855 Map: Rastrick, G.. 1725. Ichnographia Burgi perantiqui Lennae Regis in Agro Norfolciensi accurate delineata.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 13 2019 4:50PM