Record Details
| NHER Number: | 13753 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Whitlingham rubbish tip |
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Summary
From 1914 to 1946, refuse from Norwich was brought here by wherries. A ruined wooden gantry and a sunken barge can still be seen.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 2847 0761 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG20NE |
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| Parish: | KIRBY BEDON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Used 1914 to 1946.
Norwich refuse brought by wherries from Riverside Road (now a yacht station) and unloaded by narrow gauge railway.
A ruined wooden gantry and a sunken barge remain.
Photographs in Bridewell Museum.
Detailed ref (S1) – note however the grid reference given here is incorrect.
E. Rose (NLA), 19 December 2007.
Monument Types
- MIDDEN (World War One to Mid 20th Century - 1914 AD? to 1946 AD?)
- RAILWAY? (World War One to Mid 20th Century - 1914 AD? to 1946 AD?)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | Article in Serial: Fisher, C.. 2007. Waste Disposal at Kirby Bedon.. NIAS Journal. Vol 8, no 2, pp 28-31. |
Related records - none
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