Record Details

NHER Number:40346
Type of record:Building
Name:The Old Rectory, Rectory Road

Summary

This T-shaped timber-framed house dates to the 17th century. It has ornate detailing and one of the capital suggest the house may once have been a 14th/15th century aisled hall. It has been suggested that this was the manor house of Hoes alias Boseviles.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TM 10804 83766
Map Sheet:TM18SW
Parish:SHELFANGER, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Timber-framed house, now T-shaped with ornate detailing, early 17th century.
However one capital may be evidence for a 14th/15th century aisled hall. 19th century alterations. Probably the manor house of Hoes alias Boseviles.
See (S1) in file.
See also (S2).
E. Rose (NLA) 10 April 2004.

Monument Types

  • AISLED BUILDING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • MANOR HOUSE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 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

---Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, W. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 641.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 2004. Building Report.. Building Report.
<S2>Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. 2005. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk in 2004. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt IV pp 751-763. p 760.

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