The Deal Ground, Norwich, March 2011

[manof2worlds]

The Deal Ground is a 30 hectares area of predominantly empty brownfield land which originally part of the Colman enterprise (think mustard). The name of the area originates from the part of the Colman works where crates and barrels were made from a softwood called "deal" - this softwood was imported to Great Yarmouth from the Baltic, and brought by wherry (a type of boat unique to Norfolk) up the River Yare to a wharf that lay across the river, opposite the the village of Whittingham. A small tunnel, which is now disused, ran under the railway line and linked this site to the main factory site, Carrow Works, on the other side.
Also on this site is a Grade II listed bottle kiln which currently on the "Buildings at Risk" list. It's built from red brick and has blue engineering brick dressings. It is of a circular plan and has a short porchway to the firing/loading doorway. The kiln is bottle shaped and the pporchway has a semi-circular tunnel-vaulted ceiling with a metal top-hung sliding door. There are four circular open vent holes and three rectangular vents. The kiln interior has a cavity-wall construction for ventilation. The inner skin rises to a height of 2.95 metres and is constructed in bricks from Stourbridge made by EJ and JP Pearson Ltd. This firm was incorporated as a limited company in 1898 and was active in the production of these products until 1916. This kiln is a rare and possibly unique survivor in Norfolk (Deal Ground).
Many thanks to Evelyn Simak for the detailed history.


Here's some pics:

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Deal Ground, Norwich, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5491437871/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr

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Deal Ground, Norwich, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5491438737/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr

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Deal Ground, Norwich, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5491439951/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr

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Deal Ground, Norwich, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5492034416/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr

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Deal Ground, Norwich, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5491442103/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr

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Deal Ground, Norwich, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5491444797/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr

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Deal Ground, Norwich, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5491447979/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr

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Deal Ground, Norwich, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5492045084/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr

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Deal Ground, Norwich, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5491453331/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr

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Deal Ground, Norwich, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5492048676/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr

11. Remains of the Watchman's Hut

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[MJS]

Looks like a great little site this. I'd love to do some stuff here at night

[Tankman]

Nice find that:thumb It looks as if a few drinking parties have happened in that tunnel, judging by the amount of bottles in the crates:lol: It looks as if they even cleaned up after:thumb

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There is a restored Coleman's Mustard wagon at Holt Goods Yard, on the North Norfolk Railway.

Keeping Norfolk's history alive! Keep up the good work mate:smile