Record Details
| NHER Number: | 20141 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Chequers Farm |
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Summary
A mid 16th century timber framed house, with later alterations. Original wall paintings of a dog, possibly part of a larger hunting scene, have been found inside the house.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 0755 8959 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM08NE |
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| Parish: | BANHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Timber framed house with contemporary outbuilding, published in (S1) as around 1575; but could well be older, around 1540. Wall paintings of a dog and a hunting scene have been found.
E. Rose (NAU) 12 March 1984.
See report in file, (S2).
Monument Types
- HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- WALL PAINTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | 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> | Article in Serial: Hewitt, C. 1970. Some East Anglian Prototypes for early timber houses in America. Post-Medieval Archaeology. Vol III (for 1969), pp 100-121. pp 101-102. |
| <S2> | Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 1987. Building Report.. Building Report. |
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