NHER 642 (Monument record) - Medieval lime kiln, Grapes Hill/West Pottergate

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Summary

Sewer trench digging at this location in 1970 discovered the lower part of a medieval lime kiln similar to the one existing kiln in Sprowston Road.

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Map sheet TG20NW
Civil Parish NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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1970. Found during sewer trench digging, similar to existing kiln in Sprowston Road, Norwich.
Lower part of limestone kiln.
Photographs by NCM, taken by P. Armes.
Kiln seen by T. Clough (NAU), W. Milligan (NCM) and N. Peake (NCM/UEA).

The remains of the kiln can be seen in what is now a large Victorian era garden, set inside the chalk pit which supplied the kiln.
NIAS records (S1)
W. Arnold (HES) 13/12/2010

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Norwich - Post Roman.
  • <S1> Archive: NIAS. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Records.

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Record last edited

Feb 5 2013 9:56AM

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