NHER 15227 (Monument record) - Site of former almshouse and workhouse
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG03SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRISTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Workhouse (now demolished?).
Marked on (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 6 September 1979.
Not demolished - still extant, see photograph and notes in file by J. Lodey (NLA).
E. Rose (NLA), 24 July 1996.
Almshouses at Briston bequeathed by Mr Berridge and Mr Tooley in 1650 are said to have been subsequently used for a time as a workhouse (S2), marked on (S1), but in 1836 it was used as rent-free houses for the poor (S3).
Information from linked thematic record.
M. Dennis (NLA), 2 August 2007.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF6047 Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
- <S2> SNF68344 Unpublished Document: Briston Town Book.
- <S3> SNF57443 Directory: White, W.. 1836. White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk.. 1st Edition. p 584.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Feb 20 2012 5:36PM