Record Details
| NHER Number: | 40095 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Geldeston Dyke |
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Summary
A probably 18th century artificial waterway, made to connect the village of Geldeston with the River Waveney. The cut was updated in the 20th century after the closure of the railway.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 39066 91402 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM39SE |
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| Parish: | GELDESTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
An artificial cut, made to connect the village of Geldeston with the Waveney. Although the latter was improved for navigation in 1673 it is more likely the Cut is 18th century according to (S1). Since closure of railway a new cut has been made through the embankment parallel to the bridge.
E. Rose (NLA), 1 December 2003.
Monument Types
- CANAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Article in Serial: Best, D.. 2003. Bungay Navigation.. NIAS Journal. Vol 7 no 3. p 26. |
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