Record Details

NHER Number:16850
Type of record:Building
Name:The Wooden House (Wealden House)

Summary

This picturesque timber-framed and weatherboarded house dates to the 15/16th century. It has a Wealden house plan, a rarity in Norfolk, and was very thoroughly restored in 1982. Inside the central hall is open, but the arch-braced tiebeams originally carried crown-posts. Outside there are the proper jetties and an offcentre entrance. Additionally, it has an inserted plinth of reused stone from the medieval Priory.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 7799 1526
Map Sheet:TF71NE
Parish:WESTACRE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Possibly 15th century building which was altered in the late 16th century.
It has an inserted plinth of reused stone from the medieval Priory.
The property was restored in 1982.
See report (S1) in file.
E. Rose (NAU) 24 June 1982.

Monument Types

  • HALL HOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status

  • Listed Building

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. pp 760-761.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
---Photograph: CBF 3-13.
---Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1999. [Illustration of the Wooden House, West Acre]. 15 March.
---Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1990. [Photographs of the Wooden House during and after the restoration work]. 20 November.
---Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
<S1>Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 1982. Building Report.. Building Report.

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