NHER 14997 (Building record) - Congham Lodge

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Summary

A watermill is marked here on Faden's map of 1797. On a later Ordnance Survey map of 1836 Congham Lodge is shown at this site. The house was built around 1800 and was extended in 1914. The Classical style building has a single storey red brick building over the adjacent stream. Metal detecting in the grounds has recovered several Roman coins and a 16th century German copy of a French medieval jetton. There are reports of whale bones also being found in the grounds.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (II) 1168552: CONGHAM LODGE AT TF 713 247

Location

Map sheet	TF72SW
Civil Parish	CONGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK
Civil Parish	HILLINGTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Congham Lodge, (Ordnance Survey)
Marked as 'oil mill' (water mill) on (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 1 June 1979.

Marked on (S2) as Congham Hall (present hall south of parish not shown).

Whale bones in grounds
Information from KLM.

(S3) dates to about 1800, extended 1914, and gives detailed description - Classical style with original interiors. Mill represented by single storey red brick wing standing across stream.
E. Rose (NAU), 12 July 1989.

1989. Metal detecting.
Early post medieval copper alloy mount in form of acorn iwth two spikes on reverse. See (S4).
16th century copy made in Germany of medieval French jetton (identified by E. B. Green (NCM)). See (S4).
Two Roman coins identified by [2]:
3rd century barbarous radiate, very worn.
2nd century sestertius, Antonine. Worn.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 April 2000.

Associated Sources (6)

--- SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 270.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF6047 Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
<S2> SNF7511 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1836. [unknown].
<S3> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1168552.
<S4> SNF51667 Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (5)

ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
HARNESS FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Hillington (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jun 23 2017 12:01PM