Record Details
| NHER Number: | 29820 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Lower Farm, Lyons Green |
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Summary
A post medieval house, with a north gable wall of flint, with brick diaperwork, which dates to about 1600. The house is situated in the edge of a common shown on Faden's map of 1797.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 9197 1183 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF91SW |
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| Parish: | FRANSHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Farmhouse, set back from road (common edge settlement?)
Aligned north to south, two storeys.
North gable of flint with fine brick diaperwork, which dates to about 1600.
Small square window with brick hoodmould each side of internal stack at first floor level; ground floor hidden.
West facade of three bays with central door, but all rendered and windows of late date.
E. Rose (NLA) 25 June 1993.
The site of Lower Farm is within an area of common shown on (S1). To the south of the house are the remains of medieval tofts, and a medieval settlement is documented on the site from the late 14th century. See NHER 30220 for the site of the settlement.
S. Spooner (NLA) 21 December 2005
Monument Types
- HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797. |
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