Record Details
| NHER Number: | 32888 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | 15th or 16th century painted wooden beam |
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Summary
An exceptionally ornate 15th or 16th century painted wooden beam was found in a barn. The beam is highly carved on one side.
Images - none
Location
| Parish: | NECTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Found reused in a barn to the northwest of Necton village, in or near the former park.
Beam. Exceptionally ornate with painting. Highly carved on one side, less ornate on the other. Had moulded underside but top seems to have supported studwork. Was supported on arched braces originally.
Date 15th/16th century? ?Purpose.
See (S1) and (S2).
E. Rose (NLA), 2 September 1997.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Photograph: Photographs of 15th or 16th century painted beam from barn, Necton.. black and white. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 1998. Discussion. Beam from barn in or near Necton Park.. |
| <S2> | Photograph: Rose, E.. HQS 13-18. Beam from barn in or near Necton Park. |
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