Post-medieval brick, Norton's Farm, Kirby le Soken (EHER 3251)

Tiles previously thought to be Roman were built into a bungalow on Norton's Farm in around 1930. It is now suspected that the Roman tile may have been misidentified post-medieval brick.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import. Tiles thought to be Roman built into a bungalow on Norton's Farm. <1> Before 1938 Mr Allen built a bungalow on the site of old field number 227a on Norton's farm, formerly Gray's Farm, in Lower Street, Kirby. During the building work he found some old tiles which were believed to be Roman. Information from Mr J E Hall, formerly sanitary officer for this area. <2> 1993. Watching brief. In April 1993 the site was visited but the majority of foundation trenches had already been filled with concrete. However a number of red bricks were visible in the spoil and also scattered across the site, some the developer said had come from earlier repairs to buildings on the site. Three samples were collected; these were thought to be possibly Roman but were later identified as being medieval to post-medieval in origin. It is now thought that the Roman tile may have been misidentified post-medieval bricks. <3>.