NHER 23276 (Monument) - Site of post-medieval brickworks

Pit north of Southgate. Brickworks. Marked on 19th century map, post 1840s, showing line of railway included in roll with tithe map in Norfolk Records Office.
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU) 2 February 1987. Information from record card (S1).

October 2017-March 2018. Geophysical Survey.
Magnetometer survey on proposed route of onshore cable for Norfolk Vanguard and Boreas Offshore Wind Farms.
This survey identified an extensive area of magnetic disturbance at the site of this brickworks that clearly corresponds with the extent of the quarry shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition Six-inch map (S2).
Information from draft report. See NHER 65929 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 11 February 2025.

October 2020-June 2021. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of site on proposed route of onshore cable for Norfolk Vanguard and Boreas Offshore Wind Farms.
The single trench excavated at this location encountered part of the large quarry shown on the the Ordnance Survey First Edition Six-inch map (S2), the fills of which contained a range of late post-medieval to modern objects.
Information from draft report. See NHER 65929 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 11 February 2024.