Record Details
| NHER Number: | 22885 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Post medieval mine shaft |
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Summary
A disused post medieval mine shaft has been recorded at this location. This feature was marked on an 1880 Ordnance Survey map and may relate to several flint mine shafts found in the adjacent Castle Street.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 8735 8293 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL88SE |
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| Parish: | THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
'Shaft (disused)'.
Marked on 1880 50in Ordnance Survey map (S1), north of the castle's outer bank, just west of a well at the south end of Thompson's Row (now demolished).
Note the number of chalk or flint mine shafts found in adjacent Castle Street. Some are dated to 16th/17th century - is this another example?
E. Rose (NAU) 9 September 1986.
This chalk mine may be roughly contemporary with other large-scale mines in the area, NHER 17501 and NHER 15111, as well as smaller medieval chalk pits at NHER 42852.
H. Hamilton (NLA), 22 July 2008.
Monument Types
- DENE HOLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FLINT MINE (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. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883. Ordnance Survey Town Map: Thetford. 50 inch to 1 mile. |
Related records
| 42852 | Related to: Medieval quarry pits and remains of post medieval public house (Monument) |
| 17501 | Related to: Possible medieval or post medieval flint or chalk mine, garden of 30 Castle Street (Monument) |
| 15111 | Related to: Post medieval dene hole, under 44 Castle Street (Monument) |
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