Record Details
| NHER Number: | 9955 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Ashwellthorpe Hall |
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Summary
The oldest part of the hall dates from around 1600, but the hall was substantially rebuilt in the 19th century. The moat itself is medieval, but has been partly filled in by the rebuilding of the hall. In about 1890 a 12th century chess piece was found in the moat. The garden walls, with projecting bastions, and an octagonal summerhouse with pedimented windows both date to around 1600 and are part of the original formal gardens which surrounded the hall.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 150 978 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM19NE |
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| Parish: | ASHWELLTHORPE, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Wing of about 1600 inside earlier moat.
Contemporary garden walls and summerhouse etc.
Additions 1831 and 1845.
Icehouse.
About 1890 an ivory chesspiece was found, 12th century type (Beckwith) see (S1).
For full details see report in file.
E. Rose (NAU) 7 July 1982.
2008.
Restoration of the house interior has been completed.
See (S2) for further details.
H. Hamilton (NLA), 16 May 2008.
March 2012. Norfolk NMP.
The remains of this moated site were visible on aerial photographs assessed as part of the NMP mapping, but as no detail additional to that provided by the modern Ordnance Survey mapping was identified, no mapping was undertaken of the site.
S. Horlock (NMP), 07 March 2012.
Monument Types
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- GARDEN HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- GARDEN WALL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- GREAT HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- ICEHOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- CHESS PIECE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status
- 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. p 165. |
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TM1597A. |
| --- | Designation: English Heritage. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1049674. |
| --- | Photograph: Rose, E.. 2002. KRV 1-5. |
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TM 19 NE 6. |
| --- | 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 183-184. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Ashwellthorpe. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Photograph: CBJ 1-5. |
| --- | Unpublished Document: Lawson Planning Partnership. 2005. Planning and Conservation Statement. In Support of Proposals for the conservation and re-use of Ashwellthorpe Hall, Aswellthorpe, Norfolk. |
| --- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1997. Epic Alps tricycle trip opens up holiday home. |
| --- | Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. |
| <S1> | Article in Serial: Chester, G. J.. 1859. Notice of an Ancient Chess-piece, found at Ashwelthorpe, Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol V pp 229-232. |
| <S2> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2008. Record-breaking price tag for Elizabethan pad. 16 May. |
| <S2> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1996. Historic stables are restored. 1 April. |
| <S2> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1998. Flowers around the moat. 14 February. |
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