NHER 11573 (Building record) - Manor House
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TG40SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FREETHORPE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
September 1976. Visit. Manor House.
Group of buildings on the boundary of both six inch maps (S1) centred on grid reference.
House of around 1700 in attractive setting behind pond. Facade ivy covered, but rear has suggestions of 17th century style, though with Georgian doorcase. Barn has two projecting wings at each end; brick, Flemish bond, thatched, tie beams with arched brackets, original herringbone brick floor. Lean to additions with pantiled roofs. Other contemporary farm buildings.
E. Rose (NAU), 22 September 1976.
(S2) 1985 describes as L plan, two storeys and attics, additional two storey pile at rear. Five bay west facade with offcentre porch to south. Windows late; 19th century slatted dairy windows to north. Early 18th century mullioned and transomed window at rear. Axial stack west wing, end stack east wing, axial and end stacks southeast wing. Dated to 18th century.
Information from (S2).
E. Rose (NAU), 11 December 1985.
December 2010. Planning Application.
See (S3).
Z. Dack (HES), 18 January 2011.
See also (S4) which describes the building and its interior in detail.
A. Cattermole (HES), 15 June 2011.
See also NHER 55702, NHER 55703 and NHER 55704 for details of barn, cartshed and stock house formerly recorded under this number.
A. Cattermole (HES), 15 June 2011.
Associated Sources (9)
- --- SNF49212 Drawing: Various. Various. Architectural plans.
- --- SNF58263 Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 473.
- --- SNF59760 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1997. Family home is to a manor re-born. 25 July.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF48659 Map: Ordnance Survey, First Edition, 6 Inch. 1879-1886. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6 inch map..
- <S2> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1051453.
- <S3> SNF50981 Unpublished Document: 2011. Planning Application.
- <S4> SNF80656 Unpublished Document: Edwards, P.. 2010. The Manor House, Freethorpe, Norfolk. Assessment of Architectural and Historic Significance..
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Record last edited
Dec 1 2017 3:09PM