Record Details
| NHER Number: | 34081 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Littlebeck Farm |
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Summary
A 17th century timber framed and brick house, with an early 19th century extension. The house has a large central chimeny stack, built of brick in the 17th century.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 2881 9764 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM29NE |
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| Parish: | BROOKE, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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| SOUTH NORFOLK |
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Full description
House, 17th century, enlarged 19th century.
Timber frame and brick.
Older part is 2 cell lobby entrance plan.
19th century wing 3 cell with brick facade and porch.
Massive central axial stack with dripmould, basically of 17th century brick.
Inside older part, timber frame exposed; elaborate stops to heavy beam; principal post carved with debased capital, respond probably later in imitation.
See (S1).
See also (S2), which refers to a moat of which there is no other mention.
E. Rose, (NLA) 25 November 1998
Monument Types
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Unpublished Report: Brooke Society. 1980s. Littlebeck Farmhouse, Brooke. Brooke Society Report. |
| <S1> | Designation: English Heritage. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1051154. |
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