Record Details
NHER Number: | 29803 |
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Type of record: | Building |
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Name: | Hall Farm, Church Road |
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Summary
Once described as a superb example of a typical large late 19th century farmstead. It consisted of three cart horse stables with yards and shelter sheds, two bullock yards, cow byres and yard, piggeries with boiling houses, and a barn in an unusual position but suitable for the use of steam engines. All the buildings were derelict by 2005 but are understood to be under conversion and renovation.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TM 040 818 |
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Map Sheet: | TM08SW |
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Parish: | SOUTH LOPHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Farmstead of 1861 described by (S1) as 'superb example of a typical large late 19th century farmstead' but also that it was due for demolition 'in near future' (survey undated, around 1986).
See details in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 2 June 1993.
However it was still in existence in 1994 when (S2) describes it as three cart horse stables with yards and shelter sheds, two bullock yards, cow byres and yard, piggeries with boiling houses, and barn in an unusual position but suitable for the use of steam engines.
Buildings complete except for stable partitions.
E. Rose (NLA), 16 January 1995.
January 2005. Building Survey.
See report (S3) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S4).
J. Allen (NLA), 11 April 2005.
Monument Types
- FARMSTEAD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
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<S1> | Unpublished Document: University of East Anglia. Farm Survey. |
<S2> | Publication: Wade-Martins, S.. 1994. Norfolk Farmsteads Thematice Survey. p.36. |
<S3> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Thomas, P. 2005. Hall Farm, South Lopham, Norfolk. Cathedral Survey Services. |
<S4> | Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. 2006. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk in 2005. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLV Pt I pp 124-136. p 133. |
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