Record Details
| NHER Number: | 31710 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Hopton Hall and Grounds |
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Summary
A two storey brick hall of about 1825 with a tiled roof. The façade has a central columned doorway, four French windows to the ground floor and five first floor windows with wrought iron balconies. The grounds contain a whale's jaw arch, the last example of what was once a common feature in the Great Yarmouth area.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 5143 0057 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG50SW |
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| Parish: | HOPTON ON SEA, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Hall; brick, of about 1825. Tile roof. Five bays, two storeys with central door and Doric porch. Four iron French windows to ground floor; five first floor windows have wrought iron balconies; the porch also acts as one. Gable end stacks.
Information from (S1).
Grounds; contain a whale's jaws arch said to have been erected by Admiral Plumbridge (1787-1863), the last example of what was once a common feature of the Yarmouth area.
See reference (S2).
E. Rose (NLA), 8 January 1996.
Monument Types
- ARCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- GREAT HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Radcliffe, E. 1974. Suffolk. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 279. |
| <S1> | Designation: English Heritage. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1050971. |
| <S2> | Article in Serial: Redman, N.. 1995. Whale Bones in and around Great Yarmouth.. Yarmouth Archaeology. p 23. |
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