Record Details
| NHER Number: | 7361 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Sparham Limekiln |
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Summary
A post medieval limekiln that ceased to function in the 19th century and was then converted into two cottages, one above the other. After an unsuccessful attempt at restoration in the 20th century the upper cottage was demolished.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 0605 1900 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG01NE |
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| Parish: | SPARHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
January 1976.
Vaulted brick interior, and stokehole remaining, but slowly being demolished by farmer.
A.J. Lawson (NAU).
Information from Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society, 9 February 1984:
Limekiln ceased to function in last century and was converted into cottages, one above the other, the upper one entered from higher ground at the rear. After an unsuccesful attempt at restoration earlier this century the upper cottage was demolished.
Marked on (S1).
E. Rose (NAU).
Grid reference corrected from original TG 0605 1900.
M. Horlock (NLA), 25 March 2003.
Monument Types
- HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- 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. |
| --- | Fiche: Exists. |
| <S1> | Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797. |
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