NHER 2241 (Monument record) - Site of 'Aylmer' Hall

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Summary

This is the site of a hall, referred to as Aylmer or Aylnor, which is known to have been standing in the mid 19th century. It is said to have been demolished around 1985. A hall dating back as early as 1576 may have been situated on this site, or perhaps on the nearby site NHER 19178.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF51SE
Civil Parish	TILNEY ST LAWRENCE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Aylmer Hall, 'now enlarged and modernised and is now the handsome residence of Mr. W. C. Medcalf. A number of coins and other relics of antiquity were found during alterations'. (S1).
Compiled by R. R. Clarke (NCM).

Passers of Brixham calls house Aylnor ?remembers submerged forest 13-16ft (4m - 4.9m) under clay in letter 30 December 1935.
Compiled by R. R. Clarke (NCM).

Bryant gives (S1) quotation as referring to 1875. Hall was standing 1576.
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU).

Scheduling of site NHER 19178 adjacent suggests that the pre 19th century hall may have stood there instead of on present site.
See schedule in file for NHER 19178.
Hall said to have been demolished around 1985.
Information from W. Milligan (NCM).
Compiled by E. Rose (NLA), 15 July 1996.

According to (S2) the date of destruction was 1983. There was, as usual, the legend of a tunnel to the church.
Compiled by E. Rose (NLA), 8 April 1999.

Associated Sources (6)

--- SNF10367 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF5514/AC-AG; 17-AUG-1988 (HES 209/DTP 12-13, DHF9-10, DTQ 1).
--- SNF10367 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF5514/L-N; 15-APR-1983 (HES 132/ASS 23-25).
--- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Tilney St Lawrence.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF8572 Directory: White, W. 1864. History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk, and the City and County of Norwich.
<S2> SNF47313 Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1999. [unknown].

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

GREAT HOUSE (Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1066 AD? to 1985 AD?)

Object Types (3)

PLANT REMAINS (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
COIN (Undated)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)

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Tilney St Lawrence (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Mar 4 2025 2:00PM