Record Details
| NHER Number: | 15979 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Former Quaker Meeting House |
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Summary
The Quakers purchased this building in 1707 but it now operates as a private dwelling. The exterior is of 17th century date, but the stone doorway dates to 1903 and other later additions have been made. Inside, there is very fine panelling and plaster ceilings along with stone and marble fireplaces said to come from Keddleston Hall, Derbyshire and Framlingham Grange. A number of gravestones exist in the grounds of the property, a rare occurrence in an era when there were prohibitions about gravestones outside churchyards.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 2097 9526 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM29NW |
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| Parish: | TASBURGH, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Stated in alternate sources to be mid 17th century, or of 1707.
Restored in 1903.
Located from 1st edition 1in Ordnance Survey 1836.
E. Rose (NAU) 28 March 1980.
1980, 4 September. Visit by E. Rose (NAU).
Building was in fact purchased by Quakers 1707, but there had been a Quaker meeting in the parish since the mid 17th century. Now a private house. Owners state there are 'Tudor bricks' but all visible work is of around 1700. Building must have been new or rebuilt when purchased. Stone doorway of 1903, and later additions. Very fine panelling and plaster ceilings. Some gravestones - owners state that one is of 1711 and that Royal Commission of Historic Monuments told them this was rare because of an ordinance about gravestones outside parish churchyards in force at that time.
E. Rose (NAU) 4 September 1980.
Reference (S1) states that there are stone and marble fireplaces said to come from Keddleston Hall, Derbyshire and Framlingham Grange.
E. Rose (NLA) 6 January 1995.
Press cuttings (S1) and (S2) in file.
E. Rose (NLA).
June 2002. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of groundworks associated with construction of swimming pool within premises.
No finds or features of archaeological interest.
J. Allen (NLA) 15 July 2002.
See (S3) for more details.
M. Langham-Lopez (HES), 29 November 2012.
Monument Types
- FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE (18th Century to 21st Century - 1707 AD to 2100 AD)
- MEETING HALL (18th Century to 21st Century - 1707 AD to 2100 AD)
- NONCONFORMIST CHAPEL (18th Century to 21st Century - 1707 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds
- GRAVESTONE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, W. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 692. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Photograph: M. Langham-Lopez. 2013. Photographic Recording by M. Langham-Lopez at Former Quaker Meeting House, April 2013.. Digital (JPEG). |
| --- | Unpublished Contractor Report: Boyle, M. 2002. Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief at Friends House, Quaker Lane, Tasburgh, Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 705. |
| <S1> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1992. [Sale advertisement for the Quaker House, Tasburgh]. 2 October. |
| <S2> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1994. Quakers on move. 6 January. |
| <S3> | Monograph: Stell, C.. 2002. Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-houses in Eastern England. p 269. |
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