Record Details
| NHER Number: | 40619 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Saffron House, formerly Rookery Lodge, Booseys Walk |
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Summary
This house was once part of a much larger early 17th century three storeyed house. One stepped gable of this house and a contemporary garden wall still survive. The building was converted into a lodge or steward's house for The Rookery (NHER 40636) in 1627.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 08923 90452 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM09SE |
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| Parish: | NEW BUCKENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
House, fragment of much larger building, converted to lodge for the Rookery. Basically 17th century, part rebuilt 19th. Excavations during modernisation 1986 revealed well and footings of demolished sections.
17th century wall and blocked gateway to north.
See notes in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 26 March 2005.
(S1) in file comes to basically the same conclusion.
Saffron House was owned by the Kendall family in 1542 and enlarged by purchase in 1560. The Kendalls were prosperous yeomen in the 16th century rising into gentility in the 17th. Henry Kendall was given leave to enlarge the site in 1627 and this dates the rebuilding. Truncated and refronted it had become the steward's house for the adjoining Rookery.
See (S2).
M. Dennis (NLA), 11 May 2006.
Monument Types
- (Former Type) GATE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- GARDEN WALL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- LODGE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HOUSE (16th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
- Listed Building
- Listed Building
Sources and further reading
| --- | Designation: English Heritage. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1077526. |
| --- | Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 2002. Building Report.. Building Report. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Document: Brown, S. & Brown, M.. 2004. Saffron House, New Buckenham, Norfolk. |
| <S2> | Monograph: Longcroft, A (ed.). 2005. The Historic Buildings of New Buckenham. Journal of the Norfolk Historic Buildings Group. Vol 2. pp 82-83. |
Related records
| 9200 | Part of: New Buckenham, a medieval planned town (Monument) |
| 40636 | Related to: The Rookery (Building) |