NHER 10772 (Building record) - Hardwick Hall

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Summary

Hardwick Hall sits within a medieval moated site, the ditches of which are almost complete. The present Hall building is timber framed, dating to the early 17th century, and was altered around 1820 gaining an additional north cell. The remains of a tower can be seen, and there is an adjacent timber framed barn built during the same period, as well as a garden wall thought to date to the 18th century. The Hall, barn and garden wall have all been listed by English Heritage.

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Map sheet	TM28NW
Civil Parish	SHELTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Moated site of Hardwick Hall, with remains of tower.
Extension to moat on Ordnance Survey aerial photographs.
Present Hall is timber framed, apparently around 1600, altered around 1820, with additional north cell; but one beam is of late 17th century type and there is an unglazed window in the parlour.
Adjacent barn, timber framed, around 1600.
For full report (S1) see secondary file.
E. Rose (NLA), 20 March 1995.

Hall listed Grade II 1971; barn added, Grade II, 1995.
E. Rose (NLA), 21 September 1995.

June 2000. Site visit.
Moat ditches water filled. Interior planted with shrubs a few years ago. Pond to east now joined to southeast corner of moat, by area of previous field having been removed, at the same time moats were dredged.
H. Paterson (A&E), 22 June 2000.

Management Statement signed 10 July 2000.
See copy in office file.
H. Paterson (A&E), 24 August 2000.

Associated Sources (8)

--- SNF10751 Aerial Photograph: OS AP 73 118 008. Unit TM2189 D,E,F.
--- SNF99427 Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Listing Notification. Notification. DNF10606.
--- SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 382.
--- SNF10083 Photograph: HBM 27-32.
--- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Shelton.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF54149 Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 1995. Building Report.. Building Report.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (1)

FINGER RING (Undated)

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Shelton (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jul 18 2018 3:04PM