NHER 4834 (Monument record) - 19th century engine house
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL79NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DIDLINGTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Engine house.
Marked on (S1) as Engine House, this is a remarkably fine structure consisting of a large barrel vaulted chamber under a mound. It is entered from the east by steps down a cutting; to the south is a high level window or door above a sluice; to the north a long brick tunnel stretches away. In the centre is an upright axle with turbine wheel at the base; to the west is a small engine of some sort in a recess. This is stated by the present owner to have been a hydraulic ram installed in 1850 and used to pump water from the lakes to the hall and garden. However, it looks more like a hydro-electric plant worked by the fall from one lake to the other, and it is known the estate had an early example of such plant installed by Green and Carter.
E. Rose (NLA), 29 January 2004.
Details of similar hydro-electric installations in file (S2).
E. Rose (NLA), 9 March 2004.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF53277 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1959. Ordnance Survey Map. Six inches to the mile. 1950's Revisions..
- <S2> SNF49212 Drawing: Various. Various. Architectural plans.
- <S3> SNF57617 Archive: NIAS. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Records.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
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Record last edited
Sep 4 2017 8:59AM