Monument record WHR 053 - Redgate Hard
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 1725 4066 (148m by 36m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM14SE |
| Civil Parish | WHERSTEAD, BABERGH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Line of wooden posts on foreshore between high & low tide (double line close to low tide), appear to be substantial posts. Jetty(?) of unknown date on (Redgate) hard area at end of Redgate Lane (S1).
A Post Medieval boat hard is visible as a combination of earthwork and post structures on aerial photographs, located at TM 17244066 at the end of Redgate Lane in Wherstead parish. The hard has a total length of over 145m and is located in the intertidal zone of the River Orwell. An earthwork bank is visible as well as a number of linear features that are likely to be the lines of wooden posts described in (S1). (S2) (S3) The hard is depicted on the 1st and 2nd Ordnance Survey 25" maps of circa 1884 and 1904, suggesting that the hard is of Post Medieval date. (S4) (S5)
Sources/Archives (6)
- <S1> SSF19778 (No record type): SAU, Newman J, site report, April 1998, map.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. (S1).
- <S2> SSF50005 Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. RAF CPE/UK/1937 3230-3231 18-JAN-1947.
- <S3> SXS50090 Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Ltd. Meridian - Air Photograph. NMR MAL/73046 048-049 31-AUG-1973.
- <S4> SXS50088 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey 25 inch to 1 mile map, 1st edition. circa 1884.
- <S5> SXS50094 Map: Ordnance Survey. c 1904. Ordnance Survey 25 inch to 1 mile map, 2nd edition. 25". circa 1904.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Sep 8 2006 11:15AM