Record Details

NHER Number:17377
Type of record:Building
Name:Thrigby Hall

Summary

The hall was built in 1735 by Thomas Ivory, who also designed the Assembly House in Norwich, and was almost entirely rebuilt in the 1870s. Apart from the red brick cellars little of the 18th century house remains. The grounds of the house are now used as wildlife gardens which are open to the public.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 4614 1242
Map Sheet:TG41SE
Parish:MAUTBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Full description

Said to stand on site of medieval hall.
Cellars of present building in red brick with date 1736.
Rest of building 1876.
White brick, 9 bays, 2 storeys with large bow window with open upper storey on one side.
Good chimneys.
Good condition.
Visited by E. Rose (NAU), 27 June 1981.

The 1736 building is said to have been enlarged in 1835 before being rebuilt in 1876.
House is not listed.

(S1) notes that the hall was built in 1735 by Thomas Ivory (who also designed the Assembly House in Norwich) and that the grounds of the house are now used as a wildlife park.
See (S1) for more details.
S. Spooner (NLA) 10 May 2006

Monument Types

  • GREAT HOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CELLAR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • GREAT HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1899. Hundreds of East and West Flegg. The Churches of Norfolk. Vol IV. pp 11-15.
<S1>Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 694.

Related records

17378Parent of: Summerhouse, Thrigby Hall (Building)

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