Record Details

NHER Number:18531
Type of record:Building
Name:Eagle Farm (formerly Spicers Farm), Low Common

Summary

The crosswing (the parlour block) of this house was built around 1600, but the remainder of the house is 19th century, built on earlier foundations.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TM 1489 9193
Map Sheet:TM19SW
Parish:ASLACTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK
BUNWELL, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

T-shaped house. Crosswing is high quality parlour wing of about 1600.
Remainder mid 19th century presumably on site of earlier block.
See (S1) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 6 March 1995.

January 2003. Building Survey.
NHBG survey. Agrees with above analysis.
See report (S2) for further details.
E. Rose (NLA), 30 April 2005.

For a Quaker burial possibly associated with this property see NHER 55295.
D. Gurney (HES), 24 February 2011.

Monument Types

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

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status

  • Listed Building

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---Monograph: Longcroft, A., Brown, S. & Forrest, R.. 2009. The Tacolneston Project: A study of historic buildings in the Claylands of South Norfolk.. Journal of the Norfolk Historic Buildings Group. Vol 4. pp 138-140.
---Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, W. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 185.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
---Unpublished Report: Kelley, G. I. 1981. Eagle Farm, Aslacton/Bunwell.
<S1>Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 1995. Building Report.. Building Report.
<S2>Unpublished Report: Brown, S. and Brown, M. 2003. Eagle Farmhouse (East cross-wing), Low Common - Bunwell, Norfolk. Norfolk Historic Buildings Group Report.

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