NHER 13642 (Monument record) - Post medieval brickworks and house
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM39SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HEDENHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Brick works. House remains, and traces of kiln.
For detailed description of working state see (S1).
Marked on Faden's map 1797 (S2).
The house is a very tall and narrow rectangular building (not listed) formerly plastered with pilasters.
Plaster stripped October 1986 to reveal two Gothic windows on two levels (i.e. Two to a floor) on southwest side at least; seen only from a distance but could well be a 'show house' illustrating bricks made on site, as at Litcham and Little Plumstead.
E. Rose (NAU), 15 October 1986.
40,200 bricks are said to have been made here to build Bedingham School, according to Village Millennium Booklet.
E.Rose (NLA), 18 January 2000.
According to Norfolk Archaeology Vol. 6 (1864) the kiln was discovered in 1858 and is speculated to be the oldest kiln in Norfolk as it started work as a pottery kiln before it was used to burn lime.
NIAS records (S3)
W. Arnold (HES) 08/12/2010
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF7897 Monograph: Rider Haggard, L. (ed). 1939. The rabbit skin cap: a tale of a Norfolk countryman's youth..
- <S2> SNF6047 Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
- <S3> SNF57617 Archive: NIAS. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Records.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Apr 23 2020 8:33AM