NHER 3154 (Monument record) - Site of post medieval tannery
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG02SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | REEPHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Tannery.
Detailed publication in (S1). Tannery in area referred to in 1630 but not known if on this site. Present buildings date from 1836 at least, run by Leamon family who came to village in 1780s. Closed down in 1883.
Buildings gutted by fire and part demolished 1960. Steam engine house built in 1876.
E. Rose (NAU), 9 August 1983.
Remaining buildings demolished 1999. Information from [1].
E. Rose (NLA), 27 January 1999.
Though in fact the walls remain standing to 1.5m on the road frontage.
E. Rose (NLA), 9 February 1999.
This site is noted in several directories including White's (S2) and Kelly's (S3) from 1836 to 1883. There is another tanner close by who stayed in business until 1904 called S. Leeds.
See (S4)
W. Arnold (HES), 31 January 2011
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF8808 Fiche: Exists.
- --- SNF89829 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Post-Medieval. Reepham.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF2787 Article in Serial: 1983. [unknown]. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Journal. Vol III, No 3.
- <S2> SNF760 Directory: White, W.. 1845. White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk.
- <S3> SNF6552 Directory: Kelly, E.. 1892. Kelly's Directory of Norfolk..
- <S4> SNF57617 Archive: NIAS. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Records.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Sep 19 2013 3:45PM