NHER 1448 (Building record) - Manor Farm

Manor Farm. Listed. Has porch with pointed doorway of 16th- or 17th-century type.
Information from A. Lawson (NAU). Details from record card (S1).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 April 2022.

Before 1849. Stray Find.
2 sherds of glazed medieval pots with conventional faces found here.
Subject of illustration in (S2) by 'E.A.R.'.
Information from record cards (S1) and (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 April 2022.

House is said to be from the reign of Henry VIII.
E. Rose (NAU).

(S4) quotes Lestrange Papers as saying that ships' timbers from wrecks were used to build the 'manor stable' at Heacham in 1698.
E. Rose (NLA), 5 December 1994.

(S5) dates the house to the 17th century, with mid-19th-century alterations.
For full details see (S5).
S. Spooner (NLA) 10 February 2006

Detailed examination confirms that the porch is a 19th-century addition as is the west pile of the north block. The main house as stated is in two sections but whether both are contemporary as the Listing states or whether the south block is older, is very hard to tell; the interior is all concealed. 19th-century outbuildings to south contain large quantities of reused limestone.
See report (S6) for further details in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 23 August 2006.

January 2007. See as existing (2006) and as proposed plans in file from application to convert to hotel, spa, holiday cottages etc (S7).
D. Gurney (NLA), 4 January 2007.

Excerpt of current Listing Description:
"Manor House. 17th century, mid-19th-century alterations and details. Carstone, brick dressings, tiled roof. Two-storey, double-pile house, with two-storey wing to south. Front pile of four bays, south and centre bays with single ground and first floor three-light casement windows, brick dressings...Off-centre two-storey gabled mid-19th-century carstone porch, blocked original door, new single light casement to north…Four grouped octagonal stacks to south gable, off-centre three stacks to ridge, north gable two stacks, 19th- and 20th-century brick. Rear pile two north and one south end gable stacks. Attached at south 17th-century service wing…".
Information from (S5).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S5) for the current listing details.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 April 2022.