NHER 13022 (Building record) - Rookery Farm

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Summary

This late 17th/early 18th century farmhouse was much enlarged in 1800 using reused carved stone. This stone may have come originally from St Mary's Church (NHER 4200) but was later used in Dunham Old Hall (NHER 13726) before being brought here. Alternatively it may have come from Castle Acre Priory (NHER 4096). There is also a piggery, a folly and other outbuildings constructed of similar ornate stone fragments.

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Map sheet TF81SE
Civil Parish GREAT DUNHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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Late 17th/early 18th century farmhouse much enlarged in 1800 utilising reused carved stone from St Mary's Church (NHER 4200) formerly used to build Dunham Old Hall (NHER 13726). Piggery constructed of ornate stone fragments of same provenance, which also occurs in other buildings and a folly.
See (S1-2).
E. Rose (NLA), 19 August 1994.

2000.
S. Heslop (UEA) suggests the reused stone comes from Castle Acre Priory.
E. Rose (NLA), 5 May 2000.

October 2011. Historic Building Recording.
A survey of the farm was undertaken prior to conversion of the redundant agricultural buildings to a residential dwelling.
See pro forma report (S3) for plans and photographic survey.
S. Howard (HES), 21 November 2011.

  • --- Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 365.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Website: Jil Franklin. 2011. Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. www.crsbi.ac.uk.
  • <S1> Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 1994. Building Report.. Building Report.
  • <S2> Photograph: Rose, E. (NLA). 1994. EAC 23 to 31. Reused limestone fragments at Rookery Farm, Great Dunham.
  • <S3> Unpublished Report: Clarke, N. 2011. Historic Building Recording Pro Forma Report. Rookery Farm. Historic Building Recording.
  • ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 23 2026 4:33PM

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