NHER 46252 (Building record) - Old Hall Farmhouse

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Summary

A two storey timber framed farmhouse with wattle and daub and clay lump infill under a black glazed pantile roof. It dates to about 1570, although with later additions and alterations, and consists of a central range flanked by two cross wings.

Protected Status/Designation

Location

Map sheet TM09NW
Civil Parish GREAT ELLINGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

July 1951. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description:
House, now farmhouse, of about 1570. Timber framed with wattle and daub and some clay lump infill on a brick plinth. Black glazed pantiled roof, red to rear. Cross wing plan. Two storeys. Central range flanked by gabled cross wings. Two asymmetrical doors, that to the right 19th century. Two renewed lower casements. Three three-light timber mullioned casements above of 17th or 18th century date. Gabled roof. North wing has one renewed window each floor and 20th century French window. Attic storey. Ground floor encased in brick. Timber studding on north wall exposed. Gabled roof with bargeboards. 20th century stack. South wing similar with early 19th century tripartite window to ground floor. Rear with 18th century catslide extension, timber framed on brick plinth. Fenestration 19th and 20th century. Two 20th century flat dormers and two large external stacks. Original staircase rising to attic survives. Heavy turned balusters on square bases. Newel posts with incised rectangular fields and top ball finials. Moulded handrails.
Information from (S1).
P. Aldridge (NLA), 1 September 2006.

  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 366.
  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1077566.

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Record last edited

Jul 18 2018 4:42PM

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