NHER 43979 (Building record) - Briardene, Shropham Road, Great Hockham

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This timber framed house was built before 1599. It has an unusual layout and construction and inside there is an important 16th or 17th century wall painting depicting a Dutch parable.

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Map sheet TL99SE
Civil Parish HOCKHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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House itself which is a fine example of a lobby entrance timber framed house of about 1580, with a contemporary apotropaic wall painting.
See report (S1) for further details. These observations are also noted in (S2).
E. Rose (NAU), 9 May 1990.

October 2001.
A more detailed examination revealed a timber frame of unusual form; the house is marked on a map of 1599 yet the details would normally be placed later than this. The wallpainting has been identified as a very rare example showing a Dutch parable.
See further details in file. These observations are also noted in (S3).
E. Rose (NLA), 15 October 2001.

For finds from garden see NHER 25488.
M. Dennis (NLA), 13 March 2006.

  • --- Correspondence: Davison, A. 1990. Letter to Edwin Rose (NLA) regarding documentary research on Great Hockham and Marham. 29 May 1990.
  • --- Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Listing Notification. Notification. DNF2891.
  • --- Drawing: Various. Various. Architectural plans.
  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. pp 409-410.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 1990. Building Report. Building Report.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. (ed.). 1991. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1990. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLI Pt II pp 240-246. p 241.
  • <S3> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 2002. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk, 2001. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt I pp 162-177. p 167.

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Aug 1 2018 3:09PM

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