Record Details
| NHER Number: | 3938 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Narborough Hall |
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Summary
This imposing country house is set in seventy nine acres of park and woodland (NHER 56268), containing two lakes and a stretch of the river Nar. Built on the site of earlier houses (there are traces of a medieval surrounding moat, later ornamentalised), the Spelman family started the current hall in the late 16th century, incorporating quantities of reused medieval stone, probably from a monastery. After various minor alterations, the hall was extended in the 18th century by the addition of wings at each end, and later to the rear, giving the building an L shaped plan.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 7484 1313 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF71SW |
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| Parish: | NARBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Early 16th century, containing large quantities medieval reused stone.
Georgian alterations.
Moated.
For full details see report (S1) in file.
E. Rose (NAU), 31 July 1980.
Listed grade II*. (S2).
E. Rose (NAU), 2 December 1985.
For an account of wallpaper in the roof see (S3).
E. Rose (NLA), 14 September 2004.
November 2003. NHBG Survey.
See (S4) in file which describes selected features of interior.
E. Rose (NLA), 30 April 2005.
See newspaper articles (S5), (S6), (S7), (S8) and (S9) in file.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 31 May 2006.
Monument Types
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- GARDEN FEATURE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- GREAT HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BOAT HOUSE (19th Century to 21st Century - 1850 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status
- Listed Building
- Listed Building
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TF7513E - G; TF7413 A-E. |
| --- | Monograph: Coteman, J.S.. 1819. Excursions Through Norfolk. vol II. 2. |
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 71 SW 7. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Publication: 1832. Woodward Correspondance. p.139 rear. |
| --- | Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, W. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 552. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Post-Medieval. Narborough. |
| --- | Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Document: Rose, E. (NAU). 1980. Site report. |
| <S2> | Designation: English Heritage. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1077305. |
| <S3> | Article in Serial: Brown, S.. 2004. Wallpaper at Narborough.. Norfolk Historic Buildings Group Newsletter. No 8, p 15. |
| <S4> | Unpublished Document: Brown, S. & Brown, M.. 2003. Narborough Hall. |
| <S5> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1993. [Sale advertisement for Narborough Hall]. 30 April. |
| <S6> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1993. Unique chance to become Lord of the Manor. 18 May. |
| <S7> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2002. Country house sale bigger for years. 29 March. |
| <S8> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2002. [Sale advertisement for Narborough Hall]. 19 April. |
| <S9> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2006. The hall of dreams. 27 May. Sunday Supplement pp 1-4. |
Related records
| 56268 | Related to: Narborough Hall Park (Monument) |
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