NHER 3749 (Monument record) - Site of post-medieval brickworks
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF71NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GAYTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Brick kiln. Last worked around 1909. Examples of bricks in Bridewell. Seen by B. Yates (NMA), 4 May 1972.
See (S1) and (S2).
Marked on (S3). The site has now been planted with thickset pine trees and is impenetrable.
E. Rose (NAU), 2 July 1981.
Area south of site extended to take in complete brickworks site as shown on (S4).
E. Rose (NLA), 25 September 1998.
In 1738 W. Saddleton was contracted land at Gayton Thorpe for a brick kiln providing he also made pantiles. This site?
See (S5).
E. Rose (NLA) 2 June 1999.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF89829 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Post-Medieval. Gayton.
- <S1> SNF59940 Unpublished Document: Gayton Thorpe Brick Kiln Accounts Book..
- <S2> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S3> SNF49461 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1805-1836. Ordnance Survey Map. One inch to the mile. First Edition.
- <S4> SNF52733 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. Ordnance Survey Map. 25 inch to the mile. Second Edition. 1:2500.
- <S5> SNF47228 Article in Serial: Lucas, R. 1999. Dutch pantiles in the county of Norfolk: architecture and international trade in the 17th and 18th centuries. Post-Medieval Archaeology. Vol 32 (for 1998) pp 75-94. p 89.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (1)
- BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Aug 24 2023 2:34PM