NHER 10903 (Monument record) - Chapmans Entry, an entrance for Kenninghall Palace
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM08SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KENNINGHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
New entrance to Kenninghall Palace built around the time of Elizabeth I.
See (S1).
R.R. Clarke (NCM).
(S1)'s story about the tenant Chapman being made to make an entry for Queen Elizabeth I to stop her being scratched by brambles seems to be myth as she only came here once, despite what else he says to the contrary. Stories may originate in "Queen" Bess Holland, mistress of Thomas Howard, who 'reigned' as head servant at Kenninghall when
family absent. Entry is in fact a corridor joining former Fersfield and Postle Commons and is probably named after a landowner.
Information from Breckland District Council conservation study.
E. Rose (NAU), 22 August 1986.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF89829 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Post-Medieval. Kenninghall.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TM 08 SE 18.
- <S1> SNF4740 Serial: Blomefield, F. 1805. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk. Vol I. p 215.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (1)
Record last edited
Sep 20 2016 9:55AM