NHER 17885 (Monument) - Site of 19th century gun battery
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG24SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CROMER, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Semi circular battery with four 18 pounder guns noted in (S1).
According to M. Warren (Cromer Museum) there may have been more than one.
Building known as the Watch House stands on site.
Drawings in Cromer Museum.
E. Rose (NAU) 26 January 1982.
(S2) states this was built in 1804.
For the other two batteries see NHER 12396.
E. Rose (NLA) 5 November 1998.
(S3) suggests that the battery was on the other side of the Gangway on the site later occupied by The Crescent, as shown in a contemporary drawing of 1809 in Cromer Museum.
D. Gurney (NLA), 1 August 2008.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF648 Monograph: Cromwell, T. and Cotman, J. S. 1818-1819. Excursions through Norfolk.
- <S2> SNF6574 Publication: Kent, P. 1988. Fortifications of East Anglia. p 184.
- <S3> SNF70492 *Verbal Communication: Pipe, C.. 2008. [unknown].
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
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Record last edited
May 23 2022 11:38AM