Monument record MLI23592 - EVIDENCE OF SALTMAKING FOUND
Summary
EVIDENCE OF SALTMAKING FOUND
Type and Period (1)
- SALT WORKS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
SPALDING SUGARBEET FACTORY OPENED IN ABOUT 1926. DURING ITS CONSTRUCTION EVIDENCE OF SALTMAKING WAS FOUND. INFORMATION WAS PASSED TO HILARY HEALEY BY J C MOSSOP. HE WAS OF THE OPINION THAT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ROMAN SINCE ROMANO-BRITISH POTTERY HAD BEEN FOUND NOT FAR AWAY IN OAKLEIGH DRIVE. IN VIEW OF THE LOCATION NEAR MEDIEVAL SALT MOUNDS ON PINCHBECK MARSH IT COULD EQUALLY HAVE BEEN MEDIEVAL. {1}
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SLI1310 Correspondence: LANE, T.W.. 1996. PARISH FILE. SPALDING. -.
Map
Location
Grid reference | TF 2591 2480 (point) |
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Civil Parish | SPALDING, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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