Record Details

NHER Number:36051
Type of record:Building
Name:Church Farm

Summary

A timber framed house dating from the mid 16th century, with later alterations and extensions in the 17th and 18th centuries. The ornate architectural details suggest that this house may have been attached to the manor, perhaps a stewards house.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TM 0749 8069
Map Sheet:TM08SE
Parish:BRESSINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Mid 16th century timber framed house of one ground floor room and two above, with gable stack; somewhat ornate for this unusual plan.
Extended to west in 18th century, reusing a bressumer.
Possibly a house belonging to the manor.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NLA), 29 March 2001.

Monument Types

  • HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status

  • Listed Building

Sources and further reading

---Illustration: Various. Various. Architectural plans.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Unpublished Document: Rose, E. (NLA). 2001. Building Report.. Building Report.

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