NHER 42909 (Building record) - Falcon House, 43 to 45 High Street, Little Walsingham
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Summary
This house was probably the north end of a row of first floor halls used for pilgrims. Traces of the timber frame can still be seen. The building was much altered in the 18th century and given a brick front and remodelled in the 19th century.
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TF93NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WALSINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
House, probably north end of row of first floor halls used for pilgrims.
Traces of timber frame visible; finely carved medieval timbers reused in cellars etc. Much altered in 18th century and given brick façade’ remodelled 19th century.
Important carved stone pieces brought in in 20th century.
See (S1) and (S2) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 31 January 2006.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF97807 Monograph: Longcroft, A.; Brown, S.J.; Brown, M.; Barr, D. and Hinton, I. (eds). 2015. Little Walsingham: A study of historic buildings in a medieval pilgrimage centre. Journal of the Norfolk Historic Buildings Group. Vol 6. pp 134-135.
- --- SNF58263 Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 598.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF60544 Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 2006. Building Report.. Building Report.
- <S2> SNF60958 Photograph: Callaghan, F.. 2006. [unknown].
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (1)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Aug 10 2017 5:09PM