NHER 55872 (Building record) - Late 17th century barn, The Chestnuts

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Summary

In February 2011 a programme of building recording was undertaken ahead of proposals to convert the barn into a domestic dwelling. The barn probably dates from the late 17th to early 18th century and with refurbishment in the 19th century when the west wall was replaced below tie-beam level with clay lump blocks.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM29SW
Civil Parish	HEMPNALL, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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February 2011. Building Survey.
Level 2 survey of barn prior to its proposed conversion.
The barn to the north-east of The Chestnuts probably dates from the late 17th to early 18th century and would have originally been thatched. The barn was refurbished in the 19th century when the west wall was replaced below tie-beam level with clay lump blocks. In 2011 an application to convert the building into a residential dwelling was made to South Norfolk District Council.
See report (S1) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2012.193).
S. Howard (HES), 27 July 2011. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 16 May 2019.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF81062 Unpublished Contractor Report: Prosser, L., Smith, L. and Thompson, P. 2011. Barn North-East of The Chestnuts, Lundy Green, Hempnall, Norfolk. Historic Building Recording, Level 2. Archaeological Solutions. 3738.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

BARN (17th Century to 21st Century - 1650 AD to 2011 AD)

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Record last edited

May 16 2019 9:31PM