NHER 5753 (Building record) - Ancient House Museum, White Hart Street

Half timbered on west side, watchman's box. Tudor windows, screens passage, hall construction. Probably early 16th century. Windows on street front probably 18th early 19th century. Restored around 1925.
See (S1).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

See the very detailed (S2) for a full account of the building, which is here dated to 1490 as a screen passage plan but hall only one storey. Listed Grade I for its lavish decoration of beams.
E. Rose (NAU), 18 June 1990.

June 1990. Descheduled.
Has been descheduled but still remains protected as a Listed Building.
Information from (S18).
H. Mellor (HES), 9 July 2018.

Former schedule (S3) and press cuttings (S4) and (S5) in file.

August 2001. Building Survey.
This survey identified a former external stair turret associated with the first phase, and revealed that the building was initially longer to the south. The rear range was formed in three phases.
See repot (S6) for further details. This survey is also noted in (S17).
D. Gurney (NLA), 11 February 2002.

November 2002.
See notes in file examining the differences between the last mentioned report and the listed building description.
E. Rose (NLA) 25 November 2002.

August 2002. Cellar survey.
The cellars of the Ancient House Museum and 19 White Hart Street were examined and it was confirmed that the Ancient House building and/or its plot continued further to the south.
See report (S7) for further details.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 27 August 2008.

August-September 2002. Building Survey.
Polychrome survey of White Hart Street frontage.
No early polychrome was revealed. However, a significant finding was that there was no evidence for limewash or lime plaster on the timbers.
See report (S8) and supplementary report (S9) for further details.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 27 August 2008.

2005.
Well discovered, probably 19th century.
See copies of photographs in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 21 April 2005.

April 2005. Building Survey.
Renovation/repair work undertaken throughout the entire building. Several features previously obscured by display cabinets or covered by plaster were revealed.
See report (S10), which alters earlier conclusions slightly.
E. Rose (NLA), 12 September 2005.

March 2006. Building Survey.
17th-century doorway discovered and removed following recording.
Its details suggests the building was not high status at this date.
See report (S12) for further details.
E. Rose (NLA), 29 March 2006.

See also press cuttings (S13), (S14) and (S15) in file.

Historic building report.
15th century timber-framed merchant's house and shop extended to the rear in the 17th century and now used as a museum. The interior of the house has extensive high quality carved decoration and the close-studded timber frame is exposed on the exterior which is unusual in Norfolk. The building has two storeys and is parallel to the street with a hall to the right divided from a fromer shop by a screens passage. There is a surviving plank and muntin screen with two arched doorways leading into the hall and two intersecting bridging beams with lavish decoration of roll mouldings, brattishing and embattling.The present staircase is c. AD 1600 and leads from the screens passage. The upper floor is herringbone brick nogging and moulded bridging joists. Only the tie beams of the original roof remains with the rest having been rebuilt in the 20th century.
See (S16) for further information.
S. Howard (NLA), 15 June 2010.