NHER 31157 (Monument record) - Post medieval water meadows

January/February 1995.
Post medieval floated water meadows, well-preserved.

1946. RAF aerial photograph.
Site shows as earthworks.

1971. Ordnance Survey aerial photograph.
Site shows as earthworks - west half less clear.

1989. Norfolk County Council aerial photograph.
Site shows as earthworks in east - west half ploughed.

1995.
Transfer of detail from aerial photographs to 1:2500 map.
No ground verification.
See plan (S1) and discussion of site in (S2).
D. Gurney (NLA), 8 February 1995.

Extremely well preserved area of post medieval floated water meadow earthworks, comprising banks and ditches either side of diagonal main water carrier. Several original brick culverts still remain. Constructed post 1792 by Payne Galway of the West Tofts estate, employing Mr Brooks who also worked on the Riddlesworth water meadows.
See report (S3) for further details. This site was also noted in (S4).
K. Sussams (NLA), 2 June 1995.

2000.
Field inspection has slightly amended a published plan which has been compiled from aerial photgraphs. A few additional channels have been recorded in the surviving eastern section.
This work is noted in (S5).
D. Holburn (HES), 14 November 2011.

September 2002. DEFRA site visit.
See (S6).
E. Rose (NLA), 11 February 2002.

2000-2002. Woodland Earthwork Rapid Identification Survey.
Management Unit M Site 145:
Water meadows not re-examined as already mapped.
See report (S7).
These earthworks were subsequently discussed in both (S8) and (S9).
P. Watkins (HES), 12 May 2015.