Monument record ARG 022 - A quarry pit of unknown date.

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Summary

A quarry pit of unknown date in Aldringham cum Thorpe parish

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 47305 61266 (56m by 56m)
Map sheet TM46SE
Civil Parish ALDRINGHAM CUM THORPE, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A quarry pit of unknown date in Aldringham cum Thorpe parish is visible on aerial photographs, centred on circa TM41306126. On the photographs the pit straddles the boundary between two fields, boundaries which have not changed since the date of the 1st and 2nd edition Ordnance Survey maps of 1884 and 1904, on which the pit is also marked. This may suggest that the pit is considerably older than the current field system, but this cannot be confirmed from the evidence currently available. The pit is irregularly shaped, and measures roughly 50m x 50m. It was probably originally dug as part of a land improvement effort. (S1-6).

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <S1> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. RAF AC/59 114-115 19-Jun-1942.
  • <S2> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. RAF 106G/UK/929 4259-60 16-Oct-1945.
  • <S3> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. RAF 58/5046 16-17 09-Apr-1962.
  • <S4> Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Ltd. Meridian - Air Photograph. NMR MAL/75039 13-14 07-Jun-1975.
  • <S5> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey 25 inch to 1 mile map, 1st edition. 1884.
  • <S6> Map: Ordnance Survey. c 1904. Ordnance Survey 25 inch to 1 mile map, 2nd edition. 25". 1904.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jun 7 2013 1:15PM

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