NHER 7294 (Building record) - Fransham Place, Little Fransham
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TF91SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FRANSHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Old Rectory at Little Fransham.
3 storey 3 bay Georgian house, with ground floor windows in blank arches.
(S1) quotes National Building Record as saying porch has pairs of Ionic columns, but if this is accurate the porch has been vandalised, with the capitals removed and a heavy concrete block placed on top. Contemporary rear wing has Gothick window inserted.
Ruinous outbuildings. Stone owl in yard. Building is under thorough restoration.
Visited by E. Rose (NAU) 7 October 1976.
(S2) dates as about 1800 but believes service wing is all mid 19th century, not just the Gothick window. Adds; good plasterwork on interior, and apsidal square.
(S3) states rear wing about 1700, main house about 1800, butlers pantry and game larder 'later'; stables 17th century with original roof.
E. Rose (NAU) 22 April 1985.m
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 522; Pl 107.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF59813 Thesis: Rogerson, A.. 1995. Fransham: an archaeological and historical study of a parish on the Norfolk boulder clay.
- <S1> SNF7580 Monograph: Pevsner, N. 1962. North-West and South Norfolk. The Buildings of England. 1st Edition. p 247.
- <S2> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1077470.
- <S3> SNF1078 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1985. Pevsner wrote about it. 19 April.
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Record last edited
Dec 1 2017 3:06PM