Record Details
| NHER Number: | 7363 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Post medieval tower |
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Summary
A probably 19th century octagonal flint and brick tower, about nine metres tall with a Gothick style doorway. The internal staircase has now gone, but the wooden upper floor survives. The tower was probably a recreational lookout, but is today below the level of the surrounding trees.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 1185 2686 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG12NW |
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| Parish: | HEYDON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
15 September 1977. Visit.
Tower. Called a lookout tower by (S1), but it is difficult to think what could be seen from here. The top, about 9m (30 feet) high, is (now at least) below tops of trees. Flint with brick quoins, octagonal, inside random brick. Stairs gone but wooden upper floor remains. Gothick stone doorway. 19th century?
E. Rose (NAU), 15 September 1977.
Monument Types
- GARDEN FEATURE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PROSPECT TOWER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOWER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 550. |
| <S1> | Monograph: Pevsner, N. 1962. North-East Norfolk and Norwich. The Buildings of England. 1st Edition. p 164. |
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