Record Details
| NHER Number: | 12476 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Caltofts, Broad Street |
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Summary
A large, two-storey house with attic and an asymetrical plan. The present building was primarily constructed in the late-19th century with brick stuccoe and false timber-framing on the exterior, but it incorporates part of a 16th-century timber-frame house and the interior features some exposed timber-framing. Notes collected on HER record cards indicate that papers within the Bolingbroke Collection record that the house was constructed in 1460 on the foundations of a house of 1375. During World War One, the house was briefly used as a Red Cross hospital and from 1957 until July 1973 it formed part of the Eastholme private school. The building was Listed grade II in 1976 and since this time much of the building has been restored.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 2466 8340 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM28SW |
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| Parish: | REDENHALL WITH HARLESTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Caltofts, Broad Street. Harleston.
A large, two-storey house with attic and an asymetrical plan. Primarily constructed in the late-19th century with brick stuccoe and false timber-framing on the exterior. However, it incorporates part of a 16th-century timber-frame house (S1) and the interior features some exposed timber-framing. Notes collected on HER record cards (S2) indicate that papers within the Bolingbroke Collection (S3) record that the house was constructed in 1460 on the foundations of a house of 1375.
During World War One, the house was briefly used as a Red Cross hospital (S6). Records indicate that it opened 5th May 1917 and closed 7th April 1918. It accommodated 20 beds, and during the year it was in use 136 patients were treated there. Whilst occupied by the Red Cross, medical staff and patients signed a three-foot square linen table cloth which was cared for by a staff member and passed down through friends and is now in the care of the Harleston and District Branch of the Royal British Legion. This has helped local researchers to gather a great deal of information on individuals with a connection to the hospitals, and their report is available on-line (S6).
From 1957 until July 1973, the house formed part of the Eastholme private school (S4).
In December 1974 a fire broke out on the upper floor, destroying most of the roof and leaving first and second floor rooms damaged by fire and water (S4). The building was Listed grade II in 1976 (S1) and since this time much of the building has been restored (S5).
H. Hamilton (HES), 13 October 2022.
November 1976. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"Large house, largely late 19th century but incorporates part of 16th-century timber-frame house. Brick stuccoed and sham timber-framing. Black glazed pantile roof. Gabled. Asymetrical plan. Two storeys and attic. Interior: some exposed timber-framing, ornamented plaster pilasters to stair window, ground floor panelled room. Brick chimney stack."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 4 November 2020.
Monument Types
- HOUSE (Medieval - 1375 AD to 1460 AD (pre))
- HOUSE (Medieval to 21st Century - 1460 AD to 2100 AD)
- AUXILIARY HOSPITAL (World War One - 1917 AD to 1918 AD)
- PRIVATE SCHOOL (Mid 20th Century to Late 20th Century - 1957 AD to 1973 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1050151. |
| <S2> | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S3> | Archive: Bolingbroke family. 1300's-1960. Bolingbroke Collection. Norfolk Record Office. |
| <S4> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1974. Harleston house blaze. 23 December. |
| <S5> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1997. Historic home with amazing privacy. 12 December. |
| <S6> | Unpublished Report: Pegg, T; Walton, R. and Chenneour, K.. 2020. World War One tablecloth inscribed by wounded soldiers, nurses and staff at the Red Cross Hosptials in Harleston, Norfolk during the First World War 1914-1918. |
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