NHER 34070 (Building record) - Wellgate Cottage

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Summary

A late 15th or 16th century timber framed house that is now divided in two cottages. The house may originally have been an open-hall house, with upper floors and stacks inserted in the 16th century. The house has a double fireplace and bread oven in the central stack, and several 18th and 19th century clay lump and brick lean-tos.

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Location

Map sheet TG10SE
Civil Parish KETTERINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

October 1987. Listed, Grade II.
16th century timber framed house now subdivided. Pantiles. 2 1/2 cells, 1 1/2 storeys. Axial stack. Stud work visible on exterior. Partly refaced 18th century and 20th century, several outshuts. Central stack has double fireplace, one with bread oven. Studwork partition across recess. Small semir circular opening from fireplace to outside wall. In north cell, ogee stepped bridgin beam, 2 four centred doorways in wood and stair beside them.
Informatin from (S1).
E. Rose (NLA), 18 November 1998.

(S2) in file interprets this as a 15th century hall house, floored and stacked in 16th century.
E. Rose (NLA), 30 April 2005.

  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 456.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1170223.
  • <S2> Unpublished Document: Brown, S. & Brown, M.. 2004. 2 Wellgate Cottages, Low Street, Ketteringham, Norfolk.

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Record last edited

Dec 21 2017 3:28PM

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