Monument record BNT 061 - Probable remains of a Post Medieval sea wall.

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Summary

The probable remains of a sea wall of Post-Medieval date are visible as structures in the intertidal zone of the River Stour, Brantham parish

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 10414 32624 (18m by 14m)
Map sheet TM13SW
Civil Parish BRANTHAM, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

The structural remains of a Post-Medieval sea wall are visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards, centred on circa TM10413262, Brantham parish (S1, S2). The remains are visible as a row of posts, probably timber, extending from the line of the existing earthworks for about 23m. The posts are likely to be the remains of the internal revetment belonging to a previous phase of flood defence banks, as marked on William Brasier's map of 1731 (S3). For the neighbouring earthwork remains of these features, see BNT 045).

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. RAF CPE/UK/1937 1270-1 18-JAN-1947.
  • <S2> Photograph: OS, AP. NMR OS/88132 71-2 28-MAY-1988.
  • <S3> Map: Brasier, W.. 1731. 1733 plan of Brame Hall Farm, Brantham.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Jun 14 2013 11:28AM

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