| NHER Number: | 5555 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Gaywood Hall |
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Summary
A hall of 1851, built on the site of a medieval moated Bishop's Palace. Excavations prior to building works in the late 20th century found traces of thick wall foundations and large quantities of medieval pottery, coins and so on. Also found were fragments of a 14th century marble pillar. The house itself has had various uses since the 1930s, and is currently the Norfolk College of Arts and Technology.
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| Grid Reference: | TF 6380 2005 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF62SW |
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| Parish: | KING'S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Monument Types
Associated Finds
Full description
Great house on site of Bishop's Palace, formerly moated.
Animal engine house attached.
1985.
Excavations for extension revealed much medieval masonry, pottery, coin, plus prehistoric sherds and Mesolithic to Neolithic worked flint.
See details in file.
Transcript of 19th century letter (S1) in file.
1994.
Geophysical survey (S2) in file.
E. Rose, 25 October 1994.
Architectural plans (S3) and press cutting (S4) in file.
Licence to crenellate granted 29 December 1387.
Information from (S5).
Sources and further reading
| --- | Bibliographic reference: Norfolk Archaeology. vol XXIV. 1. p 146 |
| --- | Bibliographic reference: Martin, T.. 1740. Church Notes. |
| --- | Secondary File: |
| --- | Rolled Plan: Large Plan Exists. |
| --- | Photograph: CSX. |
| --- | Photograph: Rose, E.. 2004. |
| --- | Bibliographic reference: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B.. 1989. The Buildings of England. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. |
| S1 | Unpublished document: Transcript of 19th century letter. |
| S2 | Unpublished document: Geophysical survey. |
| S3 | Graphic material: Various. Architectural plans. |
| S4 | Bibliographic reference: 1980. Eastern Daily Press. 1 February. |
| S5 | Website: Davis, P.. http://homepage.mac.com/philipdavis/Index/Locindex.html. |
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