NHER 31476 (Building record) - Former chapel, northeast of Mill Farmhouse

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Summary

This building began life around 1830 as a chapel. It became disused and was converted to a barn around 1900. Constructed of shuttered clay on a flint plinth, it is a notable survival of a temporary chapel in a rare building material.

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Location

Map sheet TG32SW
Civil Parish TUNSTEAD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

May 1995. Listed, Grade II.
Former chapel at Anchor Street.
Built around 1830, disused. Converted to barn around 1900. Shuttered clay on flint plinth. Pantiled roof. Rectangular plan. Former west entrance converted to barn door, now blocked. Two sixteen-pane casements; one eight-pane window to east return. Projecting eaves, hipped roof, formed of three king post trusses, centre with raised tie beam. Notable of survival of temporary chapel and rare building material.
Information from (S1).
E. Rose (NLA), 25 August 1995.

NIAS records:
As of 1999 the building is still intact but deteriorating badly due to roof damage allowing water into the building and the lack of external render is causing the clay to fall apart.
See (S2)
W. Arnold (HES), 16 Febuary 2011

  • --- Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Listing Notification. Notification. DNF6587.
  • --- Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2000. Chapel conversion. 28 October.
  • --- Photograph: 1996/2001. Photographs of Former Chapel, Tunstead.. Colour.
  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1241321.
  • <S2> Archive: NIAS. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Records.

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Record last edited

Jul 30 2018 12:44PM

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