NHER 31195 (Building record) - Manor House

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Manor House was designed by J. Owen Bond and built in 1935 by R. G. Carter in a design influenced by the Bauhaus movement. It is thought to be Norfolk's premier Modern Movement house, and has Crittall windows throughout, using two types of wood.

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Map sheet TG33SW
Civil Parish WITTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Manor House.
1930s, designed by J. Owen Bond and built by R. G. Carter in design influenced by the Bauhaus movement. See (S1) in file, though it is by no means clear which (or either) of the photographs in the article is of this house.
E. Rose (NLA), 31 May 1995.

Wilson's Pevsner (S2) dates this to 1935 and says it is Norfolk's premier Modern Movement house.
Notes a music room with canted bay, Crittall windows throughout, two types of wood used.
E. Rose (NLA), 2 October 2001.

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  • <S1> Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1995. To the Bauhaus manor born. 3 March.
  • <S2> Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 648; Pl 121.

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Record last edited

Aug 9 2016 10:42AM

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