Monument record FLK 032 - Falkenham Creek Wharf

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Summary

"Built in 1870 to load straw and hay for London street horses. Not used after 1914" - Robert Simper. Now exists as a number of posts - some v. large. Composition behind posts appears to be gravel-cobble sized flint and chalk lumps. May be in tact surface under current accreting mud.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 30390 40204 (19m by 18m)
Map sheet TM34SW
Civil Parish FALKENHAM, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

"Built in 1870 to load straw and hay for London street horses. Not used after 1914" - Robert Simper. Now exists as a number of posts - some v. large. Composition behind posts appears to be gravel-cobble sized flint and chalk lumps. May be in tact surface under current accreting mud. S1

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Suffolk County Council Archaeologcial Service. 2003. Assessment Report, Rapid Field Survey of the Suffolk Coast and Intertidal Zone. Everett, L. SCCAS. Site record. May 2002..

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Nov 8 2002 11:20AM

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