Record Details
| NHER Number: | 3154 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of post medieval tannery |
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Summary
The site of a 19th century tannery with a later steam engine house of 1876. It closed down in 1883. The buildings were gutted by fire and partly demolished in 1960, then finally knocked down in 1999.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 0895 2161 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG02SE |
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| Parish: | REEPHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Tannery.
Detailed publication in (S1). Tannery in area referred to in 1630 but not known if on this site. Present buildings date from 1836 at least, run by Leamon family who came to village in 1780s. Closed down in 1883.
Buildings gutted by fire and part demolished 1960. Steam engine house built in 1876.
E. Rose (NAU), 9 August 1983.
Remaining buildings demolished 1999. Information from [1].
E. Rose (NLA), 27 January 1999.
Though in fact the walls remain standing to 1.5m on the road frontage.
E. Rose (NLA), 9 February 1999.
This site is noted in several directories including White's (S2) and Kelly's (S3) from 1836 to 1883. There is another tanner close by who stayed in business until 1904 called S. Leeds.
See (S4)
W. Arnold (HES), 31 January 2011
Monument Types
- TANNERY (19th Century to Mid 20th Century - 1836 AD to 1960 AD)
- ENGINE HOUSE (19th Century to Mid 20th Century - 1876 AD to 1960 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. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Post-Medieval. Reepham. |
| <S1> | Article in Serial: 1983. [unknown]. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Journal. Vol III, No 3. |
| <S2> | Directory: White, W.. 1845. White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk. |
| <S3> | Directory: Kelly, E.. 1892. Kelly's Directory of Norfolk.. |
| <S4> | Archive: NIAS. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Records. |
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