Record Details
| NHER Number: | 66887 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Potentially late medieval tower associated with Oxburgh Hall Park boundary wall |
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Summary
This square tower associated with the northern boundary of Oxburgh Hall Park potentially dates to the late medieval period. It has a late medieval quatrefoil window and 19th-century moulded brick arched corbel tables and a stepped crenellated parapet. The tower is listed Grade II*, along with the adjacent sections of boundary wall (NHER 66886).
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 7425 0138 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF70SW |
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| Parish: | OXBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Tower associated with wall forming northern boundary of Oxburgh Hall Park (NHER 30479). Previously recorded (in error) under NHER 11408.
October 1985. Listed, Grade II*.
Listing Description excerpt:
"Possibly late medieval with important early 19th-century remodelling….The tower is square in plan and has a late-medieval quatrefoil window at mid height. 19th-century moulded brick arched corbel tables and a stepped crenellated parapet..."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
P. Watkins (HES), 8 May 2023.
The tower was listed together with the sections of boundary wall that extend to either side and the gateway to the east - these are now recorded separately as NHER 66886.
P. Watkins (HES), 8 May 2023.
Monument Types
- TOWER (Medieval to 16th Century - 1401 AD? (at some time) to 1539 AD? (at some time))
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1306374. |
Related records
| 2627 | Part of: Oxburgh Hall (Building) |
| 30479 | Part of: Oxburgh Hall Park (Designed Landscape) |