NHER 64067 (Monument record) - Site of outwork to the south of South Gate, Town Defences
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF61NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
A sketch of 1827 included in (S1) shows the remains of part of an outwork which (S1) suggests was never finished. Edwards captioned this drawing 'Fragment of a Bellasis, or outwork at South Gate'.
The brick structure appears to be the remains of a northern wing of a gatehouse barring entry from the Hardwick causeway to a Civil War outwork protecting the South Gate. According to (S1) this outwork is also extant in the 1680s and is depicted on (S2) and in 1725 on (S3). According to (S1) it appears to represent the only evidence for brick structures associated with the Civil War defences of the town.
A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 12 March 2020.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF49943 Publication: Higgins, D.. 2000. The Antiquities of King's Lynn from the Sketchbooks of Rev. Edward Edwards. pp 15, 33.
- <S2> SNF4561 Map: Bell, H. 1680s. The Groundplat of King's Lynn.
- <S3> SNF7855 Map: Rastrick, G.. 1725. Ichnographia Burgi perantiqui Lennae Regis in Agro Norfolciensi accurate delineata.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (2)
Record last edited
Mar 12 2020 3:23PM