Record Details
| NHER Number: | 55901 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Glandford Shell Museum |
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Summary
Purpose built shell museum created 1914-15 by Sir Alfred Jodrell of Bayfield Hall.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 0439 4145 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG04SW |
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| Parish: | LETHERINGSETT WITH GLANDFORD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Purpose built flint and brick museum created 1914-15 by Sir Alfred Jodrell of Bayfield Hall to house his collection of shells, acquired over a 60 year period. The building, which has 'Dutch' gables with a porch of matching design, consists of one main room with high level windows. Shells are also a feature of the interior decoration of the building. A brief history and photographs of the interior can be found in (S1).
A. Yardy (HES), 4 August 2011.
Monument Types
- MUSEUM (World War One to 21st Century - 1915 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Article in Serial: C. Cecil. 2001. He Shelves Sea Shells By the Sea Shore. Country Life. June 21. |
Related records - none