NHER 22734 (Building record) - Garibaldi Cottage

The Norfolk Heritage Explorer is a filtered version of the Norfolk HER intended for casual research. Please to consult the full record.

See also further .

Summary

A brick cottage built in 1860. The cottage has a half-timbered projecting bay bearing the inscription 'BUILT IN YE YEAR THAT GARIBALDI ROSE TO FREE ITALIA FROM HER FOREIGN FOES'. The cottage also has a carved wooden statue of Garibaldi on a corner post and bargeboards decorated with guns and pheasants.

Protected Status/Designation

Location

Map sheet TG13NE
Civil Parish MATLASK, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

February 1987. Listed, Grade II.
Keepers cottage 1860, plaintiled with fishscale patterns. L-shaped, 1 storey and attic. Half timbered jettied attic on projecting bay with inscription onbressumer BVILT IN YE YEAR THAT GARIBALDI ROSE/TO FREE ITALIA FROM HER FOREIGN FOES. Barge boards on arched braces carved with Garibaldi landing at Palerno and Victor Emmanuele greeting Garibaldi. Upper spandrels have shields with ITM for John Thomas Mott, and crescent; wrought iron finial of rose, shamrock, thistle and estoile (Mott Arms). Corner post with statue of Garibaldi 1861 and IL LIBERATORE DELL ITALIA. Door to right under windows between studs. East facade; gable to right as on main front bargeboard carved with
guns and pheasants, similar wrought iron finial with ITM instead of etoile. North and west sides with brick pilaster strips and external stacks with 4 hexagonal linked shafts.
Information from (S1).
E. Rose (NAU) 14 July 1986.

  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 379.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1049181.

Object Types (0)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Jul 10 2017 1:58PM

Comments and Feedback

Your feedback is welcome; if you can provide any new information about this record, please contact the Norfolk Historic Environment Record.