Record Details
| NHER Number: | 22860 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Swafield Hall and Barn, Mundesley Road |
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Summary
Swafield Hall is a late 16th century building, altered in the 17th and 19th centuries, and constructed of brick and flint, colourwashed on south. The building has a pantile roof to the south, and black glazed pantiles to the north. There is a 17th century panelled ridge chimneystack over the door, and the late 17th century entrance porch with segmental arch also survives. 20m to the west lies an early 18th century barn of brick and flint, with a pantile roof.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 2955 3314 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG23SE |
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| Parish: | SWAFIELD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Swafield Hall.
April 1955. Listed, Grade II.
Hall late 16th century altered 17th and 19th century. Brick and flint, colourwashed on south. Pantiled to south, black glazed pantiles to north. Flint main range east to west, brick south cross wing. Two storeys and attic. Off centre door flanked by French windows; six 20th century windows on first floor, and three dormers. 17th century panelled ridge chimneystack over door. North elevation main range with large early 19th century staircase block with stepped gable. To left late 17th century brick porch with angle pilasters, below 19th century stepped gable. Single storey outshut left of porch. Blocked first floor window right of staircase block. South cross wing with stepped gable and angle pilasters; central ridge stack.
Information from (S1).
Barn (now belonging to The Mews), 20m west of The Hall.
April 1955. Listed, Grade II.
Early 18th century, brick and flint, pantiled. Double doors flanked by stepped buttresses in West side. Slit windows. Tumbled gables. East side with sloping carriage entrance. Roof of tiebeams on straight braces dropping to wallposts, queen struts rise to principals, two tiers canted collars and three tiers butt purlins; straight windbracing; secondary rafters pegged to purlins.
See (S2) for the complete listing details.
E. Rose (NAU), 13 August 1986.
Press cutting in secondary file (S3).
Monument Types
- GREAT HOUSE (Medieval to 21st Century - 1500 AD to 2100 AD)
- HOUSE (Medieval to 21st Century - 1500 AD to 2100 AD)
- BARN (17th Century to 21st Century - 1700 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. |
| --- | Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 684. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Designation: English Heritage. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1373422. |
| <S2> | Designation: English Heritage. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1170119. |
| <S3> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1984. [Sale advertisement for Swafield Hall]. 30 March. |
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