NHER 13362 (Find Spot record) - 19th-century wallpaintings, Market Place (Wymondham, poorly located)

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Summary

It is recorded that 'in a house in the Market Place' some wallpaintings were discovered, first in 1909, when they were viewed by a member of staff from Norwich Castle Museum, and then again in 1959. In the intervening years fifteen layers of wallpaper had been applied. They were dated to the early 19th century, and discovered under panelling on the first floor, but there is no record of which house they came from.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

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Civil Parish WYMONDHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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'In a house in the Market Place'.
1909 wallpaintings found.
Rediscovered 1959 during which period fifteen layers of wallpaper had been put on top.
Originally in 1909 they had been found under panelling, on the first floor. Mr Hawcroft (NCM) identified them as early 19th century, the work of 'a gifted amateur but of little artistic significance' however they were 'the only ones of their kind' and 'a copy of the Norwich school'.
Information from NCM Bolingbroke Collection.
NCM Art Department have no record of this. When town visited by E. Rose February 1980 nobody questioned could say which house it was. Some of the Market Place has been demolished since 1959.
The exact reference in Bolingbroke Collection is (S1) and (S2). The paintings consisted of: two landscapes, two coastal scenes, one ship at sea, one illegible.
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 17 November 1983.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Newspaper Article: 19. Eastern Evening News. 14 August.
  • <S2> Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 19. [unknown]. 17 August.
  • WALL PAINTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 22 2022 9:53AM

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