Record Details
| NHER Number: | 13726 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of Dunham Old Hall |
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Summary
This is the site of Dunham Old Hall. The building was famed for its stained glass but was knocked down in 1800. Soilmarks of the building can be seen on aerial photographs. A 19th century barn and undated well now stand on the site. Metal detecting and fieldwalking has recovered medieval to post medieval metalwork and coins and fragments of Roman, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval pottery and terracotta.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 87 14 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF81SE |
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| Parish: | GREAT DUNHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
May 1978. Visit.
This 19th century barn said by farmworkers at Rookery Farm to be site of old manor whence came the reused stone in the farm. If so, it must have originally come from the church site. Deep well also said to be here. Now surrounded by crop.
E. Rose (NAU), 25 May 1978.
(S1) marks a large building here. (S2) marks only the present barn and an outbuilding to south but calls field Old Hall Pasture. (S3) marks as Old Hall. This seems to show this was the site of Dunham Hall, noted for its stained glass, which was demolished in 1800. Soilmarks of building apparent on air photograph.
1990. Metal detecting.
Medieval to post medieval metalwork and coins.
Pottery medieval, post medieval and Middle Saxon?
See details in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 19 August 1991.
Pre 1992.
Roman, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval sherds and terracotta found, (S4).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 May 1992.
Monument Types
- WELL (Unknown date)
- GREAT HOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MANOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BARN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PURSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- SHINE
- Higher Level Stewardship
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: 76 020 145. |
| --- | Monograph: Ashley, S. 2002. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 101. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. |
| <S1> | Map: 1797. Great Dunham enclosure map. |
| <S2> | Map: Newton and Woodrow. 1838. Great Dunham tithe map. |
| <S3> | Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797. |
| <S4> | Illustration: Ashley, S.. 1992. Drawing of a piece of medieval terracotta.. Film. 1:1. |
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