Record Details
NHER Number: | 15985 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Hunt's Corner brickworks and garden |
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Summary
The site of a brickworks from the 19th century, later converted into the pleasure garden of a 19th century house. The garden included a brick tunnel for visitors to walk through in candlelight, and the remains of an airship from World War One.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TM 0556 8815 |
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Map Sheet: | TM08NE |
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Parish: | BANHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Remains of brickworks with contemporary buildings, 19th century. Later converted into pleasure gardens with various objects including airship and field guns, and a brick tunnel.
E.Rose (NAU) 21 May 1990.
The tunnel (between two old brick pits)at the 'Garden of Eden' at Hunts Corner is still accessible and provides a permanent exposure of the local brick earth which was quarried at the site.
Such exposures are now very rare (S6).
D. Gurney (NLA), 3 August 2009.
See also NIAS records (S7)
W. Arnold (HES), 6 December 2010.
Monument Types
- BRICKWORKS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FOLLY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- GARDEN (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD to 2100 AD)
- TUNNEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- FIREARM (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1982. Raid shelter in Eden. 13 October. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1982. Chance remark sparked historic airship find. 26 March. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1982. 'Eden' remembered. 4 November. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1989. Strange what you find in gardens. 7 July. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1982. Rush of interest in old field gun. 16 September. |
--- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
--- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
--- | Fiche: Exists. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1992. For sale: A second garden of Eden. 29 September. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. Adam and Eve really loved it. |
<S5> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1989. Little piece of history. 22 May. |
<S6> | *Verbal Communication: Nigel Larkin. 2009. [unknown]. |
<S7> | Archive: NIAS. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Records. |
Related records - none
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