Record Details
| NHER Number: | 8931 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | St George's School, formerly Forehoe Incorporation House of Industry and Hill House Hospital |
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Summary
This workhouse later became Hill House Hospital before operating as St George's School. It was built in 1776 at great cost, and has a twenty-one bay southeast front, with the end pairs of bays projecting as wings and the central five projecting under a pediment. Despite being such a long building it only has two storeys, although many later additions have been made. This large building is Listed Grade II and has now been converted into housing.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 0792 0179 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG00SE |
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| Parish: | WICKLEWOOD, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
December 1981. Field Observation.
Workhouse, later Hill House Hospital, now St George's School. 1776, at cost of £11,000 according to Pevsner (S3). Twenty-one bay southeast front; end pairs of bays project as wings, central five project under pediment with next bay on each side projecting half as far. Two storeys; far too long for its height. Many later additons. Formerly (still?) had a pulpit and panelled screen in the dining hall and a bell dated 1624.
Information from HER Record Card (S1)
E. Rose (NAU) 6 December 1978.
August 1983. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description:
"Former workhouse for Forehoe hundred, then hospital, now boarding school. 1777. Brick with modern pantiled roofs. Projecting end-wings and a 5-bay central projection with a further 3-bay pedimented centre-piece. 2 storeys and 21 bays. Former open arcade to ground floor, now glazed. Sash windows with glazing bars beneath segmental arches. Hipped roofs."
Information from (S2).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S2) for the current listing details.
H. Hamilton (HES), 12 December 2022.
August 1987. Press Release.
It has been proposed to convert this Listed Building for use as housing.
See newspaper article (S4) and architectural plans (S5).
H. Hamilton (HES), 12 December 2022.
Building now converted to housing.
The pulpit was given to Wymondham Museum in 1988 - Information from South Norfolk District Council.
But in fact it never arrived. Information from Museum January 2001.
E. Rose (NAU) 16 January 1989. Amended January 2001.
2000. Documentary Research.
See (S6) for detailed account and history, including the fact that the façade once had an open arcade, later infilled, as at Gressenhall. It also suggests the building was designed by Thomas Ivory.
E. Rose (NLA) 4 January 2001.
Monument Types
- HOSPITAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SCHOOL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WORKHOUSE (18th Century to 19th Century - 1776 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TG0701 A-C,D-G. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S2> | Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1152223. |
| <S3> | Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 776. |
| <S4> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1987. Pool for terrace houses in plan. 20 August. |
| <S5> | Drawing: Various. Various. Architectural plans. |
| <S6> | Article in Serial: Garner, M.. 2000. Sir A. Wodehouse and the Wicklewood House of Industry.. The Annual. No 9. p 48ff. |
Related records
| MNO5763 | Related to: St. George's School Hospital Road WICKLEWOOD (Revoked) |
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