NHER 13764 (Building record) - Post medieval water cistern in churchyard of St Margaret's Church

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Summary

A water cistern that may date to the 17th or 18th century. Water was pumped to the cistern from the River Wensum and then on to Home Farm (NHER 35946) and a folly tower (NHER 45329). At present only the upper brick section is visible, with the rest of the brick chamber concealed beneath a mound of earth.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (II) 1170905: WATER CISTERN AT SOUTH EAST CORNER OF ST. MARGARET'S CHURCHYARD

Location

Map sheet	TG11NW
Civil Parish	MORTON ON THE HILL, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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Full Description

June 1978. Visit.
Southeast corner churchyard, St Margaret's Church (NHER 7725).
Cistern. Mound of earth 2.1m (7 feet) high, overgrown, with protruding from top brick 'bottle neck' now sealed with wooden lid. 17th or 18th century?
For parallel see Rye, Sussex.
E. Rose (NAU) 14 June 1978.

Listed building description (S1) confirms the identification despite the fact that the Council for Places of Worship report (S2) on the church (NHER 7725) described it as a heap of ruins from the tower.

13 February 2000. Revisited.
No change.
E. Rose (NLA), 14 February 2000.

Water was pumped from the river to this cistern, and from here to the larger cistern at Home Farm (NHER 35946) further west. Later a connection was made to a folly tower containing waterfalls to the south, now derelict (mentioned under NHER 7725; recorded as NHER 45359).
Information from [1].
E. Rose (NLA), 10 February 2001.

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF82386 Photograph: 1993. Photographs of Post medieval water cistern in chrchyard of St. Margaret's Church, Morton Hall, Morton-on-the-Hill.. Colour.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1170905.
<S2> SNF64184 Unpublished Document: Council for Places of Worship. St Margaret's, Morton on the Hill.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

CISTERN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Related NHER Records (2)

Record last edited

Aug 13 2018 4:04PM