NHER 39559 (Building record) - Saffron Cottage, 116 Norwich Road

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Summary

17th century Saffron House is a two celled timber-framed house with a chimney stack on the south end. The house was extended and altered in the 20th century, although it has an original attic floor supported on brackjets below wallplate. The thatched roof also had a remarkably misshapen tiebeam, although this may have been lost with the majority of the roof during a fire in 2003.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (II) 1302267: SAFFRON COTTAGE

Location

Map sheet	TM19NW
Civil Parish	TACOLNESTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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June 1981. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"Late 17th century cottage. Plastered timber-frame. Thatched roof with gabled ends. One storey and attic. Ground floor 2 original mullion/transom casements with glazing bars. Central panelled door. Modern gabled dormer. Brick chimney stack at south end. Modern addition on south end with thatched roof to match."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
Amended by P. Beers (HES), 20 June 2020.

Timber framed house, two cell with south stack, original attic floor supported on brackjets below wallplate. Remarkably misshapen tiebeam. Probably mid 17th century. Altered and extended in 20th century and roof burned off 2003.
See report (S2) in file.
See photographs (S3) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 21 July 2003.

September 2007. Building survey.
The house may be related to Hill Cottage, a large timber-framed cottage close to the north-west corner of the building.
See (S4) and (S5) for further details.
H. White, (NLA), 6 November 2009

Associated Sources (7)

--- SNF98318 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2003. Blaze badly damages third thatched cottage. 9 April.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1302267.
<S2> SNF51660 Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 2003. Building Report.. Building Report.
<S3> SNF53554 Photograph: Rose, E.. 2003. KJX 21-2.
<S4> SNF72373 Monograph: Longcroft, A., Brown, S. & Forrest, R.. 2009. The Tacolneston Project: A study of historic buildings in the Claylands of South Norfolk.. Journal of the Norfolk Historic Buildings Group. Vol 4. P 58.
<S5> SNF72386 Unpublished Document: Brown, M, Brown S and Mackie, K. 2007. NHBG report. Building survey of Saffron Cottage, Norwich Road.

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Record last edited

Jun 20 2020 11:02AM