NHER 16675 (Monument record) - Lime kiln

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Summary

A lime kiln of unknown date, still standing with its air inlet pipe to the rear. Nearby stands an underground chamber with an arched roof and a hole in the centre. Its purpose is unknown. There is some disagreement about the exact location of the kiln.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG13NE
Civil Parish	ALDBOROUGH, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Lime kiln. Still extant, tuiliere in rear.
Nearby, a small underground chamber with arched roof and hole in centre, of unknown purpose.
E. Rose (NAU) 30 October 1980.

However the kiln may in fact be further south, in the pit marked. J.Goldsmith (NCM) puts it on the other side of the road, to east. Needs checking.

OS 1:10,000 marks kiln at above grid reference.
OS Records. R.J.Rickett (NAU) 22 May 1990.

Lime kiln is recorded here in Kelly's directory (S1) in 1875 and 1890. Marked as arable farmland on Tithe map 1840 (S2).
NIAS records (S3)
W. Arnold (HES) 13/12/2010

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF6555 Directory: Kelly, E.. Kelly's Directory of Norfolk..
<S2> SNF54084 Map: 1839. Tithe map.
<S3> SNF57617 Archive: NIAS. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Records.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

LIME KILN (16th Century to 19th Century - 1540 AD to 1890 AD?)

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Aldborough (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Dec 13 2010 9:50AM