NHER 42753 (Monument record) - Site of The Shooting Lodge
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF83NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTH CREAKE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Mansion, used as shooting lodge by Earl Spencer, patron of North Creake Church.
(S1) in file shows E-shaped building of two storeys and attics on main block, three bays with central door and three gabled dormers. Scattered stacks. Projecting wing to left with two storey bay window and side stack; conservatory beyond . Lower projecting wing to right with gable chimneystack, gives the impression of being earlier in date but whole is covered in ivy. Source (S2) shows only a small house here, which may be the right hand wing; whole building shown on (S3) with small park.
Used as a Land Army Hostel 1939-40 and USAAF radar headquarters 1944. Demolished around 1960 leaving only small service court (S4).
E. Rose (NLA) 6 December 2005.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF59892 Photograph: Unknown. 19th century. [unknown].
- <S2> SNF55645 Map: Bircham, W.G.. 1839. South Creake Tithe Map.
- <S3> SNF49223 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883. First edition six inch map.
- <S4> SNF59893 *Verbal Communication: Pooley, G.. 1979. [unknown].
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Jan 12 2024 5:52PM