NHER 8949 (Monument record) - Site of post medieval brick kilns
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL99NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THOMPSON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Brick Field (maked on Ordnance Survey map).
Kilns marked by (S1). Found again 1973 when trees cut down; the trees were around 100 years old.
Information from P. Lambley and B. Yates.
1974.
Pottery flue or tuiliere found beside kiln - tapering, round, groove at one end to fit next length.
30 April 1982.
A wooded mound covers one kiln, one arch of which is just visible where exposed by rabbits; in crude brickwork. Fragments of clay drainage pipe and brick lie about. In use up to 1913 and made 19th century sections of Merton Hall according to Lord Walsingham.
E. Rose (NAU).
Yes, His Lordship was right, these were Blore's lions see ref (S2). E.Rose
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF89829 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Post-Medieval. Thompson.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF4918 Map: Bryant. 1827. [unknown].
- <S2> SNF47261 Article in Serial: Mackley, A. 1998. The Building of Haveringland Hall. Building a Country House in Norfolk in the Mid-19th Century. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt I pp 111-132. p 121.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- KILN WASTE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Mar 13 2022 6:00PM