Record Details
| NHER Number: | 6175 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Post medieval hydraulic ram |
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Summary
A post-medieval hydraulic ram that has been restored. It pumped water from Bayfield Lake to a tank, the water from which was used in the Bayfield Estate.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 0470 4065 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG04SW |
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| Parish: | LETHERINGSETT WITH GLANDFORD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Hydraulic ram.
E. Rose (NAU).
Under circular brick building, 19th or 20th century, with concrete domed roof. Two acorn cylinders alone visible;
disused. ?Earlier flint and brick rectangular building adjacent. At junction of river and dyke to east - probably controlled level of lake.
E. Rose (NAU), 5 August 1988
The pump is now restored and working in a conservation centre. It is in fact said to have pumped water for estate use to a tank on top of the hill.
E. Rose (NLA), 9 March 1998.
Monument Types
- HYDRAULIC RAM (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
Related records
| 30493 | Part of: Bayfield Park (Monument) |
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