Record Details
| NHER Number: | 9716 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Gowthorpe Manor, Swardeston |
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Summary
It is known that the Styward family held the manor here and constructed a timber-framed house around 1520 running north to south. Later in the 16th century, possibly in 1574 when the porches were built, it was enclosed in brick and altered. In the early 17th century, before Thomas Berney bought the house around 1630, a T-shaped east range was built and connected by a two store section. The main ground floor rooms were converted in the 18th century into a single space, but the 16th century main block roof survives as does the 17th century east wing roof. In the garden stands a 17th century gazebo and a good 17th century barn of around 1650.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 2081 0236 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG20SW |
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| Parish: | SWARDESTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Large mansion of probably early 16th century extended twice in 16th/17th century, altered in 18th and 19th century. Barn, summerhouse, walled garden, ?dovecot. Medieval work claimed but doubtful.
Roman coin found in alterations. See report (S1) in file.
E. Rose (NAU), 25 November 1982.
See also lengthy Listed Building Description (S2). Hall is Grade II*; garden walls and gatepiers, gazebo to south, barn to west and cowshed to northwest are all Grade II. Photographs (S3) and correspondence (S4) and (S5) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 18 November 1998.
Monument Types
- DOVECOTE (16th Century to 21st Century - 1520 AD? to 2100 AD)
- GREAT HOUSE (16th Century to 21st Century - 1520 AD? to 2100 AD)
- GARDEN WALL (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD? to 2100 AD)
- GARDEN HOUSE (16th Century to 21st Century - 1600 AD? to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status
- Listed Building
- Listed Building
- Listed Building
Sources and further reading
| --- | Article in Serial: Cozens-Hardy, B. 1961. Some Norfolk Halls. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXII pp 163-208. pp 202-203. |
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TG2002 B-G,H,J. |
| --- | Article in Serial: 1931. The Proceedings of the Society from 12th June to 31st December, 1930. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXIV Part II pp xxxiii-xlix. pp xxxviii-xxxix. |
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 20 SW 17; TG 20 SW 18; TG 20 SW 48. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, W. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. pp 688-689. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Swardeston. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Post-Medieval. Swardeston. |
| --- | Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Document: Rose. E. (NAU). 1982. Building Report.. Building Report. |
| <S2> | Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1050515. |
| <S3> | Photograph: CCB26a-32a, CLQ30-36. |
| <S4> | Correspondence: Carus, C. (South Norfolk Council). 1982. Letter to E. Rose (NAU). 16 December. List Entry 1050515. |
| <S5> | Correspondence: Rose, E. (NAU). 1983. Letter to C. Carus, (SNDC). 5 January. |
Related records
| 48763 | Parent of: Barn around 40m west of Gowthorpe Manor House (Building) |
| 45842 | Parent of: Cowshed around 10m northwest of barn at Gowthorpe Manor House (Building) |
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