NHER 10938 (Building record) - Tibenham Farm

Moat, shown on 6in Ordnance Survey as lacking north side; to southwest what may be part of an outer moat.
House is said to be 16th century, timber framed, with cluster of brick chimneys and multi-angled chimneystack at end.
Suggested to be moved to Huntingfield, Suffolk.
E. Rose (NAU) 6 September 1979.

See Enclosure Map 1822 (Norfolk Record Office PC 8/1 (P133B).

Royal Commission of Historic Monuments survey of house in Norfolk Archaeological Research Group files (copy in file), suggesting of two dates. West end with curved braces, windbraces etc, and decorated chimneys, around 1600, added to existing building; this latter rebuilt in about 1650 with plain octagonal chimneys and straight braces.
Adjoining barn with sleeping quarters above attached to house by stair turret, possibly late 17th century.
Architect's drawings in file.
Permission to move farm refused.

1980.
Timber mullioned and transomed windows from elsewhere have been built into the house - informant South Norfolk District Council.
Moat lies to south of present farm house. North arm filled in. Moat measures approximately 40m x 40m. Maximum of about 6m wide. Moat is water filled. North ends of west and east arms curtailed by masonry revetment. Possible part of outer moat to southwest about 35m long, maximum of approximately 4m wide, dry. Young deciduous trees planted to east of this feature.
H. Paterson (NLA) 11 November 1997.

Management Statement signed 16 July 1999.
H. Paterson (NLA) 7 September 1999.

November 2000. Building much altered, and renovated, since Royal Commission of Historic Monuments survey. Survey is basically correct but newly exposed evidence suggests the rebuilding of the eastern section may be earlier than 1650 and the north wing contemporary with it.
See further report in file.
E. Rose (NLA) 13 November 2000.

Survey of main building in 2001-2 by Norfolk Historic Buildings Group dates the older end to the third quarter of the 16th century and the later section to around 1650.
See (S1).
E.Rose (NLA) 28 January 2003.