Record Details
| NHER Number: | 20972 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Shire Hall |
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Summary
An 18th century rebuilding of the medieval Corn Hall. It is two storeys high with quoins at the angles. Its use as a magistrates' court until the 1970s is clear from the first floor courtroom under a barrel-vaulted ceiling.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 078 387 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG03NE |
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| Parish: | HOLT, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
May 1978. Listed, Grade II.
18th century rebuilding of medieval corn market and toll house.
On ground floor a chamfered timber post with carved stops on stone base supports large chamfered beam.
Courtroom on first floor has barrel vaulted segmental ceiling classical building with rendered brick walls with quoins, two storeys east front has round arched first floor sash with rusticated surround and two ground floor sashes; two string courses; additional bay on north with round arched rusticated doorway with semi-circular fanlight over flat hood on shaped brackets. South façade has four bays two storeys, five modern windows replace left hand ground window.
See (S1) for the complete listing details.
E. Rose (NAU), 3 December 1984.
The ground floor in 1984 was visible through glass panel from building society offices; another post replaced by RSJ (information from [1]).
[1] and (S1) believe 'cross base' site NHER 13387 is really base from this removed post.
E. Rose (NAU), 3 December 1984.
Monument Types
- CORN EXCHANGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOLL HOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CORN EXCHANGE (17th Century to 21st Century - 1700 AD to 2100 AD)
- TOLL HOUSE (17th Century to 21st Century - 1700 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 557. |
| <S1> | Designation: English Heritage. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1169620. |
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