Record Details
| NHER Number: | 34415 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Quaker Farmhouse |
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Summary
This farmhouse dates to 1642 and is constructed from a repaired and underbuilt timber frame with visible wallposts and wallplate. It has two storeys and an attic, with the entrance positioned centrally. There is a pentise along the length of the façade and small blocked windows with hoodmoulds in the gable walls. This property was said to have been a Quaker Meeting House in the late 17th century. In 1999 a wall painting of 'blank verse prayer' was found behind six layers of wallpaper in the bathroom.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 1150 0651 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG10NW |
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| Parish: | WRAMPLINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
November 1959. Listed, Grade II*.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"Farmhouse dated 1642 in vitrified headers on north gable. Repaired and underbuilt timber frame with visible wallposts and wallplate. Returned brick and gable ends. Two storeys and attic, three bay frame. Central doorframe, ovolo and ogee moulded with large stops. Original ovolo mullioned windows with metal casements."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
Amended by P. Beers (HES), 21 April 2020.
1999.
Report on wall painting of 'blank verse prayer' found behind six layers of wallpaper in bathroom.
Information from member of the public [1].
E. Rose (NLA) 28 April 1999.
Monument Types
- WALL PAINTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE (non comformist chapel, 16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
- HOUSE (17th Century to 21st Century - 1642 AD to 2100 AD)
- TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (17th Century to 21st Century - 1642 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2006. Living with history. 27 January. |
| --- | Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, W. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. pp 789-790. |
| --- | Recording Form: Heywood, S. 1998. Norfolk County Council Site Visit Record - Quaker Farmhouse, Wramplingham. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1050729. |
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