NHER 1572 (Building record) - Tithe barn

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Summary

This 17th century tithe barn is made from a mixture of carstone, clunch and brick. There are brick surrounds to the slit windows, brick eaves over the large modern doors and distinctive brick stepped gables. Part of the building is now in the churchyard and is used by Norfolk County Council for storage.

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Map sheet	TF63SE
Civil Parish	DERSINGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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February 1976. Visit. Tithe Barn.
West wall (against road) is clunch, (S1) calls ashlar, on carstone foundations, with brick surrounds to slit windows and brick eaves large modern doors; one brick buttress. East wall (in churchyard) partially all carstone, remainder as west wall. Door filled in here with carstone, two brick buttresses, one overlying a door or window blocked with recent brick. End walls all carstone with brick stepped gables. (S1) says one bears inscription '1671 July the 31' but E. Rose (NAU) did not see this. Pantiles on apparently simple tie beam roof (glimpsed through hole in door) Some brickwork recently renewed, and guttering new. Good condition.
E. Rose (NAU), 27 February 1976.

(S2) photographs, confirm date. Now used as a store for pieces of demolished buildings.
E. Rose (NAU).

October 1984. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
Tithe barn. 1671. Squared clunch and carstone with brick dressings, red pantiled roof. 2 3-stead threshing barns built end to end… Date stone in gable set in rectangular brick frame, inscription "1671 IULY THE 31"".
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current details.
E. Rose (NAU). Amended by H. Hamilton (HES), 8 November 2019.

Pre-1992 architectural plans(S3) held as large rolled plans (S4).
E. Rose (NAU). Amended by H. Hamilton (HES), 8 November 2019.

Associated Sources (14)

--- SNF43 Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF252.
--- SNF99122 Designation: Department Of The Environment. 1882-1984?. Department of the Environment Scheduling Notification. Notification. DNF252.
--- SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 297.
--- SNF313 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1977. Who wants to rebuild a mill?. 13 October.
--- SNF8875 Photograph: BDE7.
--- SNF83052 Photograph: Tithe Barn, Dersingham. Print. q.
--- SNF89829 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Post-Medieval. Dersingham.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 63 SE 37 [2].
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1077865.
<S2> SNF56780 Unpublished Document: NARG. Building Survey.
<S3> SNF49212 Drawing: Various. Various. Architectural plans.
<S4> SNF8805 *Rolled Plan: Large Plan Exists.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

TITHE BARN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Dersingham (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Nov 11 2025 2:25PM