NHER 31710 (Building record) - Hopton Hall and Grounds

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Summary

A two storey brick hall of about 1825 with a tiled roof. The façade has a central columned doorway, four French windows to the ground floor and five first floor windows with wrought iron balconies. The grounds contain a whale's jaw arch, the last example of what was once a common feature in the Great Yarmouth area.

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Location

Map sheet TG50SW
Civil Parish HOPTON ON SEA, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

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Hall; brick, of about 1825. Tile roof. Five bays, two storeys with central door and Doric porch. Four iron French windows to ground floor; five first floor windows have wrought iron balconies; the porch also acts as one. Gable end stacks.
Information from (S1).
Grounds; contain a whale's jaws arch said to have been erected by Admiral Plumbridge (1787-1863), the last example of what was once a common feature of the Yarmouth area.
See reference (S2).
E. Rose (NLA), 8 January 1996.

  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Radcliffe, E. 1974. Suffolk. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 279.
  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1050971.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: Redman, N.. 1995. Whale Bones in and around Great Yarmouth.. Yarmouth Archaeology. p 23.
  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 14 2018 2:53PM

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