NHER 10259 (Monument record) - Site of Witton House
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG30NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | POSTWICK WITH WITTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Early 19th century.
Destroyed by fire around 1965. (S1) in 1948 described it as of grey brick with porch, bow window on south, low hipped roof.
26 September 1979. Visited by E. Rose.
House totally gone. Stables remain; white brick clock tower with dentilled pediment and cupola, panelled corners, apparently dating to around 1850. This is grafted on to one of a series of red-brick outbuildings now restored as cottages, which could be older (they have white-brick dentilled cornices added).
Indeed the owners say there is still a plaque in a cellar inscribed 'William...Tuck built this house AD 17--' but as they say the date is in Latin there could be some confusion here.
Ice-house of normal buried dome and tunnel type; places for inner and outer doors; bottom of chamber filled in with earth. Red brick. Possibly dating to 19th century.
E. Rose (NAU), 26 September 1979.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF58263 Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. pp 727-728.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF94092 Monograph: Pevsner, N. 1962. North-East Norfolk and Norwich. The Buildings of England. 1st Edition. pp 345-346.
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Record last edited
Aug 10 2016 10:13AM