Record Details
| NHER Number: | 2448 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Denver Hall |
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Summary
A late medieval manor house, which may date back to the 15th century, with later alterations. The hall has stepped gables, and is decorated with coats of arms and terracotta panels. A gatehouse (NHER 55729), dated 1570, stands in the grounds of the hall.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 6158 0155 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF60SW |
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| Parish: | DENVER, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Manor house of about 1490 to 1520, incorporating the remains of East Hall manor house.
Extended 1570.
Stepped gables with round pinnacles and rusticated chimneys.
Terracotta panels of the gabels and walls form the letters 'IWERWEN'.
Stone coat of arms flaknked by terracotta pilasters, though to be those of the Willoughby family.
Main south façade is Georgian, with 8 bays.
See (S1), (S2) and (S3).
E. Rose (NLA) October 1990.
For details of the gatehouse formerly recorded under this number, see NHER 55729.
A. Cattermole (HES), 17 June 2011.
Monument Types
- MANOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- GREAT HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Article in Serial: Dashwood, G. H. 1852. Particulars of Easthall manor house in Denver, with notices of its several proprietors. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol III pp 125-133. |
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 60 SW 5 [2]. |
| --- | 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. p 280. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Denver. |
| <S1> | Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1342309. |
| <S2> | Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 1977. Building Report.. Building Report. |
| <S3> | Article in Serial: Cozens-Hardy, B. 1961. Some Norfolk Halls. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXII pp 163-208. p 176. |
Related records
| MNO7072 | Related to: Denver Hall Ely Road DENVER (Revoked) |
| MNO7080 | Related to: Gatehouse 20m north of Denver Hall Ely Road DENVER (Revoked) |
| 55729 | Related to: Gatehouse in grounds of Denver Hall (Building) |
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