NHER 12393 (Monument) - Site of Gunton's brickworks
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG11SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | COSTESSEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
April 1978.
Site of Gunton's brick works, famous in the 19th century for its decorative products. Closed in 1918.
(S1).
Now used as Brickfield Farm. Several sheds, semi ruinous, remain, with windows formed from decorative bricks. Also a massive kiln of Holkham type. [1] claims the works in fact closed in 1912.
E. Rose (NAU), 26 April 1978.
See also NIAS records (S2)
W. Arnold (HES), 06 December 2010.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF56706 Archive: Bolingbroke family. 1300's-1960. Bolingbroke Collection. Norfolk Record Office.
- <S2> SNF57617 Archive: NIAS. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Records.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF101779 Website: Lloyd, Clive. 2016. Colonel Unthank's Norwich: History, Decorative Arts, Buildings. www.colonelunthanksnorwich.com. 11 October 2022. https://colonelunthanksnorwich.com/2016/05/05/fancy-bricks/ [Accessed 11 October 2022].
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Sep 30 2025 10:49AM