Record Details

NHER Number:55278
Type of record:Monument
Name:Post-medieval lime kiln, Whitedyke

Summary

The pit originally associated with the kiln is shown on the 6 inch 1st edition map (1879-1886) and the place name indicates that a kiln once stood in this location but has since been demolished.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TL 7116 9023
Map Sheet:TL79SW
Parish:FELTWELL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Small circular kiln in a small, shallow chalk pit. It is likely that the chalk used was transported from elsewhere. Apart from 2 cracks the kiln is intact. The pit originally associated with the kiln is shown on the 6 inch 1st edition map (1879-1886) and the place name indicates that a kiln once stood in this location but no structure is visible.
See (S1).
W. Arnold (HES), 28 February 2011.

Monument Types

  • LIME KILN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Map: Ordnance Survey, First Edition, 6 Inch. 1879-1886. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6 inch map..
<S1>Archive: NIAS. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Records.

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