NHER 17419 (Building record) - The Old Homestead, Eastgate Street

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Summary

A probable 17th century and later two storey timber-framed roughcast house with a thatched roof. Inside are exposed timber beams. A Roman coin was found in the garden in 1981.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF92SE
Civil Parish NORTH ELMHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

July 1981. Found in garden of house in Eastgate Street during underpinning work.
As of Hadrian, AD 117-138. Obverse: head of Hadrian. Reverse: standing female figure. Too worn to identify further.
Identified by A. Gregory (NAU).
Information from P. Wade-Martins (NAU).
E. Rose (NAU), 23 July 1981.

The house itself is pre-second half of the 16th century with later upper floor and chimneystack.
See report (S1) in file.
E. Rose (NAU), 28 July 1981.

The owners of this property claimed that the deeds said the property had originally been a barn.
E. Rose (NAU), 22 May 1989.

This site was formerly wrongly numbered as NHER 14245.

Further parallels seen since 1981 probably indicate that this house is much later than previously suggested, perhaps 17th century. See annotation to report (S1) and photographs (S2) in file.
The coin is reported to have been lost again by the owners.
E. Rose (NLA), 16 June 2003.

  • --- Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 1981. Building Report. Building Report.
  • <S2> Photograph: BYT 27-8.
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 25 2011 11:39AM

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