Record Details
NHER Number: | 16601 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Post medieval pound |
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Summary
The remains of a post medieval pound used to lock up drunken people can be seen at this site.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TL 7168 9073 |
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Map Sheet: | TL79SW |
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Parish: | FELTWELL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Remains of old pound.
According to (S1) this was not for animals but for drunken persons!
E. Rose (NAU), 8 October 1980.
This however is not as unusual as it sounds. The practice is recorded at Godstone in Surrey as late as 1935.
See (S2).
Monument Types
- POUND (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. |
<S1> | Serial: Orange. History of Feltwell. Vol I. |
<S2> | Publication: Fairall, H. (ed). 1935. Glorious Godstone. |
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