NHER 5563 (Monument record) - Medieval market place and late 19th century pump

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Summary

Queens Square was Attleborough's medieval market place. A medieval cross stood in the square until it was removed in 1787. In 1897 a water pump was installed on the approximate site of the cross t o celebrate Queen Victoria's 60th Jubilee. The pump was restored in 1975 and in 2001/2002.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (II) 1077551: VILLAGE PUMP

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Map sheet	TM09NW
Civil Parish	ATTLEBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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September 1975. Pump on Queens Square.
Encased in wood, about 1.8m (6ft) high with acorn finial. Full length stone plaque says it was enclosed for Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1897. Recently restored.
E. Rose (NAU) 26 September 1975.

Is Queen Square the old market place? If so, the pump would stand on the approximate site of the old cross, removed in 1787, although 'a mound' marked the site afterwards.
E. Rose (NAU).

Yes this was the market place. See Historic Gardens Survey (S1).

Restored again 2001.
Newspaper cuttings (S2) in file.

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1077551.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF70105 Unpublished Document: Taigel, A. 1998. Norfolk Gardens Trust: Town Gardens Survey - Volume 3.
<S2> SNF57899 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2001-2002. [Articles on the restoration of Attleborough's town pump].

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Record last edited

May 24 2021 1:23PM