NHER 15985 (Monument record) - Hunt's Corner brickworks and garden

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Summary

The site of a brickworks from the 19th century, later converted into the pleasure garden of a 19th century house. The garden included a brick tunnel for visitors to walk through in candlelight, and the remains of an airship from World War One.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM08NE
Civil Parish	BANHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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Remains of brickworks with contemporary buildings, 19th century. Later converted into pleasure gardens with various objects including airship and field guns, and a brick tunnel.
E.Rose (NAU) 21 May 1990.

The tunnel (between two old brick pits)at the 'Garden of Eden' at Hunts Corner is still accessible and provides a permanent exposure of the local brick earth which was quarried at the site.
Such exposures are now very rare (S6).
D. Gurney (NLA), 3 August 2009.

See also NIAS records (S7)
W. Arnold (HES), 6 December 2010.

Associated Sources (13)

--- SNF8808 Fiche: Exists.
--- SNF3943 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1982. 'Eden' remembered. 4 November.
--- SNF3551 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1982. Chance remark sparked historic airship find. 26 March.
--- SNF315 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1982. Raid shelter in Eden. 13 October.
--- SNF491 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1982. Rush of interest in old field gun. 16 September.
--- SNF4107 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1989. Strange what you find in gardens. 7 July.
--- SNF89513 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1992. For sale: A second garden of Eden. 29 September.
--- SNF89515 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. Adam and Eve really loved it.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S5> SNF3327 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1989. Little piece of history. 22 May.
<S6> SNF72055 *Verbal Communication: Nigel Larkin. 2009. [unknown].
<S7> SNF57617 Archive: NIAS. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Records.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)

Object Types (1)

FIREARM (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 11 2026 1:36PM