NHER 31710 (Building record) - Hopton Hall and Grounds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TG50SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOPTON ON SEA, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Hall; brick, of about 1825. Tile roof. Five bays, two storeys with central door and Doric porch. Four iron French windows to ground floor; five first floor windows have wrought iron balconies; the porch also acts as one. Gable end stacks.
Information from (S1).
Grounds; contain a whale's jaws arch said to have been erected by Admiral Plumbridge (1787-1863), the last example of what was once a common feature of the Yarmouth area.
See reference (S2).
E. Rose (NLA), 8 January 1996.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF94098 Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Radcliffe, E. 1974. Suffolk. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 279.
- <S1> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1050971.
- <S2> SNF7864 Article in Serial: Redman, N.. 1995. Whale Bones in and around Great Yarmouth.. Yarmouth Archaeology. p 23.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (1)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Aug 14 2018 2:53PM