NHER 8410 (Monument record) - Site of West Somerton steam engine house
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG42SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOMERTON, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Drainage pump.
(S1).
September 1977. Visit.
No trace remains of this.
E. Rose (NAU), 22 September 1977.
This was a steam pump; diagrams of the engines in (S2).
E. Rose (NAU).
This was the West Somerton Engine of 1866. The chimney was replaced by a very odd metal flue in 1900.
See (S3).
E. Rose (NLA), 31 May 2000.
19 July 1994. NLA air photography.
Site of steam pump photographed (S4 and S5). No structural remains visible.
S. Massey (NLA), 24 April 2001.
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF8808 Fiche: Exists.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF94190 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Records / Pastscape.
- <S2> SNF57617 Archive: NIAS. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Records.
- <S3> SNF48293 Article in Serial: Ward, A.J.. 1999. Steam Drifting Over the Reeds. Part Three: Crank Overhead.. Journal of the Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society. Vol 6, no 4. p 19.
- <S4> SNF59155 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1994. NHER TG 4620A-E (NLA 343/HVZ6-10) 19-JUL-1994.
- <S5> SNF59156 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1994. NHER TG 4620G-J (NLA 343/SLIDE) 19-JUL-1994.
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Record last edited
Jul 21 2016 4:40PM