Record Details
| NHER Number: | 17247 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Post medieval hydraulic ram |
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Summary
A hydraulic ram was built here in about 1890 by a local man, whose name was engraved on the remains of the now destroyed dam at the nearby spring. The ram remains are kept in two sheds.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 2693 1485 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG21SE |
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| Parish: | RACKHEATH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Hydraulic ram.
Built in about 1890 by father of an old man still living in the area in 1981.
His name is engraved on the remains of the now destroyed dam at the nearby spring.
Ram remains in two sheds.
E. Rose (NAU) 14 May 1981.
Monument Types
- HYDRAULIC RAM (19th Century to 21st Century - 1890 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
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