The Deal Ground comprises 30 hectares of brownfield land which is largely vacant. It once formed part of the Colman enterprise and the name of the site is derived from the part of Colman's works where crates and barrels were built from 'deal' (softwood) imported from the Baltic to Yarmouth and brought up the River Yare by wherry to a wharf opposite Whitlingham. A (disused) tunnel under the railway line linked the Deal Ground to the main factory, the Carrow Works, on the other side.
Grade II-listed bottle kiln (now on the Buildings at Risk list) was built from red brick with blue engineering brick dressings. It has a circular plan with short porchway to the firing/loading doorway. The kiln has a bottle-shaped profile and the porchway has a semi-circular tunnel-vaulted ceiling and 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).
Grade II-listed bottle kiln (now on the Buildings at Risk list) was built from red brick with blue engineering brick dressings. It has a circular plan with short porchway to the firing/loading doorway. The kiln has a bottle-shaped profile and the porchway has a semi-circular tunnel-vaulted ceiling and 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).
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