Record Details
NHER Number: | 17155 |
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Type of record: | Building |
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Name: | Hall Farmhouse and barn, Beccles Road |
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Summary
Hall Farmhouse is a late 18th or early 19th century building of partly colourwashed red brick with pantiled roofs. This two storey, L-shaped building has a lower two storey rear wing with a hipped roof of red pantiles, the upper floor of which contains a 19th century cock-fighting pit with viewing balcony. Immediately to the north is an early 17th century former threshing barn, now used as a store, and north of this is an early GER wooden railway carriage used as a shed.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TM 4152 9781 |
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Map Sheet: | TM49NW |
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Parish: | THURLTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
In early 19th century farmhouse a cockloft with viewing balcony approached by hidden staircase from attic of farmhouse.
Doors with spyholes etc.
Poor condition.
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 8 April 1981.
Exterior (only seen) is of no interest, but north of barn an early GER wooden railway carriage used as shed.
Newspaper reports (S1) in file.
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 28 April 1982.
Hall is listed Grade II as late 18th/early 19th century.
Barn listed separately as early 17th century.
Timber framed with corner braces.
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 27 November 1989.
Monument Types
- (Former Type) THRESHING BARN (16th Century to 21st Century - 1600 AD? to 2100 AD)
- HOUSE (18th Century to 21st Century - 1750 AD? to 2100 AD)
- TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING (18th Century to 21st Century - 1750 AD? to 2100 AD)
- COCKPIT (18th Century to 19th Century - 1800 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- RAILWAY CARRIAGE (18th Century to 21st Century - 1800 AD? to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
- Listed Building
- Listed Building
Sources and further reading
--- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
--- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
<S1> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1981. A relic of cockfighting. 8 April. |
Related records - none
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