Record Details

NHER Number:16518
Type of record:Monument
Name:Site of medieval to post medieval Guild Hall or town house

Summary

The site of a Guild Hall or town house, mentioned in an 18th century source. The site is now occupied by a school built in 1860.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 1007 2281
Map Sheet:TG12SW
Parish:REEPHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

1719.
'In the churchyard opposite to the south side of Hackford Church is an old studded building which looks like a Guild Hall, or town house; query?' See (S1).

1977. Visit.
Nothing remarkable was noted on the exterior of the present building on the site when area was visited.
E. Rose (NAU), 29 August 1980.

The site is now occupied by a parochial school dated 1860, which presumably replaced the building, as (S1) says specifically it was in the churchyard.
E. Rose (NAU), 4 March 1983.

Monument Types

  • GUILDHALL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • HOUSE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1>Documentary Source: Martin, T. c. 1700-1799. Collections of Church Notes. Norfolk Records Office. c. 1740.

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