Record Details
| NHER Number: | 16708 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of post medieval lime works |
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Summary
This is the site of a post medieval lime works. Two kilns existed here, with the western one recorded in 1891 but disused by 1904 and the eastern one now almost totally buried. One remaining chute arch is a reused limestone arch of medieval date presumably from Westacre Priory.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 7831 1552 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF71NE |
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| Parish: | WESTACRE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Lime works.
Two kilns, one to west recorded 1891, disused 1904, now buried under rubbish in wooded pit.
Superceded kiln to east, now almost totally invisible under mound with tree on top.
Irregular D-shape, roughly semi-circular tunnel round pot against bank. Walls of clunch blocks rendered, roof vault of rendered brick, pot fabric flint and clunch.
One remaining chute arch is a reused limestone arch of medieval date presumably from Westacre Priory.
Other blocks similar stone amongst rubble and footings survive of other arches.
One square tuiliere in roof of passage.
Excavated by E. M. James and D. Jones for KLM in 1981.
Published, see (S2).
E. James (KLM), April 1983.
Same as 'curious small medieval building built into the side of the hill... in same pightle as a chalk pit...excavated by [1] in 19th century.. Gothic arched roof of red brick and tiny aumbries of stone within...now used as chicken house'. See (S1).
Detailed publication in (S2).
E. Rose (NAU) 5 May 1983.
Press cutting (S3) in file.
Casual finds on mound over eastern kiln, 2008.
Late Saxon and Medieval sherds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 October 2008.
Before 8 September 2008. Non- systematic fieldwalking
further late saxon and medieval sherds.
See list in fle
A Rogerson (NLA) 5 November 2008
before 25 February 2009. Casual collection from surface of mound and metal detecting in same area.
1 ?Iron Age sherd & further Late Saxon & medieval sherds, & post-medieval window came fragments.
see list in file
A. Rogerson (NLA) 27 February 2009
early March 2009. Metal detecting and surface collection.
2 medieval buckles, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon and medieval pot sherds, undatable fired clay ad fifteenth/ sixteenth century floor tile.
See list in file
A. Rogerson (NLA) 23 March 2009
See also NIAS records (S4).
Kiln is marked on 6 inch ordnance survey maps (S5).
W. Arnold (HES), 8 December 2010.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- LIME KILN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FLOOR TILE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CAME (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Fiche: Exists. |
| <S1> | Article in Serial: Fairweather, J. H and Bradfer-Lawrence, H. L. 1929. The Priory of St. Mary and All Saints, Westacre, and Excavations upon its Site. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXIII pp 359-394. pp 368-369. |
| <S2> | Article in Serial: James, E. & Jones, R.. 1983. Lime Kiln at West Acre.. NIAS Journal. Vol III, No.3. |
| <S3> | Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1996. Old kilns could be beauty spot. 15 April. |
| <S4> | Archive: NIAS. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Records. |
| <S5> | Map: Ordnance Survey, First Edition, 6 Inch. 1879-1886. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6 inch map.. |
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