NHER 14706 (Monument record) - Bressingham Hall

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Summary

A late 18th century house, which is now part of Bressingham Steam Museum.

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Location

Map sheet TM08SE
Civil Parish BRESSINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Bressingham Hall is a late 18th century which is now part of Bressingham Steam Museum.
(S1) mentions a 'good old mansion house' from which a Captain Hunt had removed wainscotting to Framlingham.

Site of moat?
E. Rose (NAU) 4 May 1979.

[1] is reported to have said that there was a moat around the hall until the early 1800s.
Is this accurate? Or is it a confusion with Boyland Hall which was the main manor of Bressingham? Note also the dyke pattern south of hall.
However note how (S2) has a long section on 'Bressingham Hall' then later one on Boyland Hall, though in fact both sets of information refer to Boyland.
E. Rose (NAU) 18 May 1981.

May 2011. Newspaper Article.
Bressingham steam museum celebrates its 50th anniversary. Alan Bloom brought Bressingham Hall, set in 220 acres of grounds, in 1946, and started collecting engines for the museum in 1961.
See (S3) for further details.
D. Lefeuvre (HES), 22 August 2011.

  • --- Aerial Photograph: TM 0780A-F, G-L.
  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 217.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TM 08 SE M.
  • <S1> Documentary Source: Martin, T. c. 1700-1799. Collections of Church Notes. Norfolk Records Office. Walter Rye Collection. RYE 17.. 1752.
  • <S2> Monograph: Cromwell, T. and Cotman, J. S. 1818-1819. Excursions through Norfolk.
  • <S3> Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2011. Half a century of the power and glory…steam and gardens. 28 May.

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Record last edited

May 23 2022 11:52AM

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