NHER 64058 (Monument record) - Site of White Tower
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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
(S1) provides a detailed description of the White Tower, based on a drawing reproduced in (S2). The back of the tower was rectangular and projected from the rear wall-face. Half way up the west face was a string-course dividing the tower into two vertical stages. The tower was crenelated, and this is also shown on (S3). (S1) argues that the tall lancet window in the west side of the tower indicates a relatively early date, perhaps in the latter half of the 13th century.
This tower was one of a pair, the other being known as the Black Tower. The location of the Black Tower is unknown but it is possible that this refers to the tower at the Kettle Mills (NHER 64057).
A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 10 March 2020.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF4561 Map: Bell, H. 1680s. The Groundplat of King's Lynn.
- --- SNF7855 Map: Rastrick, G.. 1725. Ichnographia Burgi perantiqui Lennae Regis in Agro Norfolciensi accurate delineata.
- <S1> SNF94021 Article in Serial: Smith, T. P. 1970. The medieval town defences of King's Lynn. Journal of the British Archaeological Association. Third Series Vol XXX pp 57-58. pp 80-81.
- <S2> SNF49943 Publication: Higgins, D.. 2000. The Antiquities of King's Lynn from the Sketchbooks of Rev. Edward Edwards. pp 13, 32.
- <S3> SNF4963 Publication: Buck. 1741. Eastern Prospect of Lynn-Regis.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (1)
Record last edited
Mar 13 2020 10:23AM