NHER 48819 (Building record) - Danegelts

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Summary

Although since much altered, this was originally a 16th century timber framed hall house, now rendered and colourwashed. To the west is a later two storey brick range and there are other later extensions on the south side.

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Location

Map sheet TM39SE
Civil Parish GELDESTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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House. 16th century and later, much altered. Timber frame rendered and colourwashed; steeply-pitched pantile roof. Later two-storey range to west of partly colourwashed red brick with shallow-pitched roof. One and a half storeys. Former hall-house with chimney stack introduced into cross-passage to form lobby entrance. Fenestration generally 20th century; two three-light casements with some leaded glazing. Three widely-spaced windows on front elevation with three gabled attic dormers. Large red brick axial stack off-centre to east with entrance door opposite. Parapeted west gable to later range with internal chimney stack.
Later extensions on south side; two 20th century dormers in south slope of main roof.
Interior: inserted floor over hall to west of stack on tie beam with ogee chamfer stops. 17th century butt-purlin roof on jowled principal posts; diagonal braces to studwork probably later additions.
P. Aldridge (NLA), 31 August 2006.

  • --- Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England.
  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 357.

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Record last edited

Apr 26 2016 4:54PM

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