NHER 14299 (Monument record) - Site of post medieval building known as the 'Bone Mill'

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Summary

The foundations of a rectangular building were visible in this field in 1978. A watercourse was noted running under or through the building and out into a brick channel and pond. The building was apparently known locally as 'The Bone Mill', and part of a limestone colonnade from a high status building was found built into one of the walls.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL78NE
Civil Parish WEETING WITH BROOMHILL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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Foundations of rectangular building, 12m east-to-west, 3m north-to-south, in narrow strip of scrubland south of Fengate Farm. Bricks, modern size but unfrogged. Ditch which now defines east boundary of scrub is a diversion of the original watercourse which ran into a large, roughly circular pond immediately north of the building. The water then apparently ran under or through the building to emerge in a 1m wide channel which bore it off to the south. The sides of this channel are revetted for the first metre of their length by brick spur walls from the south side of the building-
The watercourse has since been diverted to the east of the building, and the blocking of the original channel is still visible.
Known locally as 'The Bone Mill'.
A. Gregory (NAU), 27 November 1978.

Built into red brickwork in a collpased section of wall on the west end of the Bone Mill and given to finder as a child:
Round sectioned limestone object. A shaft broken at both ends, surviving length 230mm, diameter at one end 75mm, swelling to maximum diameter 145mm just before narrowing to other end, part of a colonnade from a staircase or loggia in a high status building, presumably a country house.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 March 2002.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • BALUSTER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

May 18 2020 7:59AM

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