Monument record BUN 008 - Site of Pest House, Outney Common
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Summary
Site of Pest House, pulled down in 1771 and no definite remains exist today.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 3286 9024 (100m by 100m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM39SW |
| Civil Parish | BUNGAY, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Pest House (site of) (S1).
The town pest house stood on Outney Common N of Bungay. It was pulled down in 1771 and the foundations are still visible (1846) (S2) (quoting (R1)). Seen as a parch mark in 1989, but a resistivity survey in 1995 was inconclusive (S3).
1995: Resistivity survey has shown that there is a probable presence of a building in the area chosen, although the outline was not discovered completely. The survey was hampered by the extremely dry sandy soil (approx area mapped in event)(S4).
Sources/Archives (7)
- <S1> SSF15193 (No record type): OS, map 1:10560, 1957.
- <R1> SSF21714 (No record type): Suckling Reverend A, History and Antiquities of Suffolk, 1, 1846, 131.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: Geophysical report.
- <S2> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TM39SW12, 1967.
- <S3> SSF19109 (No record type): SAU, Carr R D, October 1995.
- <S4> SSF58508 Unpublished document: Cott, P. J.. 1995. Resistivity Survey Report on the Site of the Pest House, Bungay.
- <S5> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Sep 22 2021 11:29AM