NHER 8492 (Building record) - Little Plumstead Hall

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Summary

A large hall, built in 1889 in an Elizabethan style. The Hall has been a hospital since 1929. A rectory is shown close to the site of the Hall on Faden's map of 1797, and the tithe map of 1840 shows a large building, probably an earlier hall, surrounded by a park between the site of the present Hall and the church, NHER 8490.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG31SW
Civil Parish	GREAT AND LITTLE PLUMSTEAD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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1889. 'Elizabethan style', red brick, two storeys.
Now a hospital (since 1929).
Not of great architectural value.
E. Rose (NAU) 22 February 1978.

(S1) shows the Grange (NHER 13313) as Plumstead Hall and marks a Rectory immediately south of the church, but with a north to south road to the east. (S2) shows a large building between the present Hall and the church, probably the same building but by this time a park has been laid out and the road moved west.
E. Rose (NLA), 16 July 2005.

NIAS records 2001:
Part of the site has been sold off for housing development.
See (S3)
W. Arnold (HES), 16 Febuary 2011

Building largely destroyed by a major fire and subsequent controlled demolition on 14 August 2016.
K. Hamilton (HES), 15 August 2016

Associated Sources (9)

--- SNF12940 Aerial Photograph: TG3010A-C.
--- SNF58263 Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 589.
--- SNF98557 Newspaper Article: BBC. 2016. Little Plumstead Hospital: Large blaze at old mental hospital. 14 August.
--- SNF51228 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2002. [Photograph of Little Plumstead Hall]. 24 October.
--- SNF98259 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2016. Arson suspected after fire at former hospital site. 16 August.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF6047 Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
<S2> SNF60044 Map: 1840. Little Plumstead Tithe Award and Map.
<S3> SNF57617 Archive: NIAS. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Records.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (0)

Related NHER Records (1)

Geographical: NHER 46086 - Parent of: The Old Lodge (Octagon Cottage) (Building)

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Great and Little Plumstead (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jul 8 2024 5:03PM