Record Details
| NHER Number: | 12517 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Post medieval lime kiln |
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Summary
The remains of a square lime lin. The bell of the kiln has collapsed in front, but is complete on three sides, with tap holes.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 6694 0270 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF60SE |
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| Parish: | WEST DEREHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
May 1977. Visit.
Lime kiln.
Arched entrance in north face of old overgrown chalk pit. Bell of kiln has collapsed in front, but complete on three sides, with tap holes: it is square.
Rear and side passages complete, brick vault on flint, with tuliere holes. Occupant of Limekiln Cottage opposite (aged 80 to 90) says his father and grandfather worked in the pit, and that there was a second kiln.
E. Rose (NAU), 19 May 1977.
As of 1992, the kiln is half it's original size due to frost and rabbit damage. The site is overgrown, however this keeps the horses out.
NIAS records (S1)
W. Arnold (HES) 08/12/2010
Monument Types
- LIME KILN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | Archive: NIAS. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Records. |
Related records - none
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