Record Details
| NHER Number: | 18821 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of medieval timber-framed house, 134 and 135 Victoria Road |
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Summary
A medieval timber framed house, which may be a open hall house dating back to the 15th century. The house had been divided into two. It has now been demolished to make way for a supermarket extension.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 1192 7952 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM17NW |
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| Parish: | DISS, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Originally one house, No 134 has massive woodwork and windows suggesting a 15th or early 16th century date.
Possibly a hall house but unclear.
A massive timber ceiling beam suggests that the building have begun as an open hall house. Opposing doorways suggest the presence of a screens passage.
E. Rose (NAU) 7 February 1983.
2005. Building demolished to extend supermarket.
E. Rose (NLA), November 2005.
Monument Types
- HALL HOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- 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. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
Related records - none
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