NHER 7916 (Monument record) - Site of post medieval brick kiln

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Summary

The site of a brick kiln is marked on Faden's map of 1797. The kiln may have produced bricks for late 17th century construction work at Bowthorpe Hall. A farmer has reported ploughing up red coloured soil on the site. It should however be noted that a programme of archaeological evaluation undertaken between 2013 and 2014 revealed no evidence for a brick kiln at this site.

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Map sheet	TG11SE
Civil Parish	COSTESSEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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April 1978.
Brick kiln marked at about this position on (S1).
Member of the public [1] said that each year after ploughing a patch of red earth appears here.
E. Rose (NAU), 26 April 1978.

Supposed to have been the kiln where bricks were baked for the new front of Bowthorpe Hall, about 1690.
Compare with (S2).
E. Rose (NAU), 3 June 1983.

August 2010. Norfolk NMP.
Assessment of the aerial photographs for this area revealed no trace of former brick kiln at this location.
S. Horlock (NMP), 18 August 2010.

July 2013. Geophysical Survey.
Magnetometer survey of large proposed development area surrounding Lodge Farm.
This survey revealed no clear evidence for a brick kiln on this site.
See report (S3) and NHER 33423 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 December 2016.

January and November-December 2014. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of large proposed development area surrounding Lodge Farm.
Although numerous trenches were excavated in the vicinity to the postulated location of this brick kiln no evidence for such a structure was uncovered.
See report (S4) and NHER 33423 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 December 2016.

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF6047 Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
<S2> SNF2760 Unpublished Document: 1983. Bowthorpe, History of a Community.. 2.
<S3> SNF94711 Unpublished Contractor Report: Richardson, T. 2013. Geophysical Survey Report. Lodge Farm, Dereham Road, Costessey. Stratascan. J5545.
<S4> SNF94713 Unpublished Contractor Report: Earley, J. and Egan, S. 2015. Lodge Farm Phase 2, Dereham Road, Costessey, Norfolk (Phases 1 & 2). An Archaeological Evaluation (Trial Trenching). Archaeological Solutions. 4493.

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Record last edited

Sep 23 2025 3:54PM