NHER 63532 (Monument) - Site of medieval timber framed house, 26 St Nicholas' Street
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF62SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
An etching dating from around 1670 by Henry Bell of St Nicholas' Chapel shows a timber-framed building with either an end or a corner jetty on the corner of St Nicholas Street and Chapel Street, on the plot currently occupied by White's House (NHER 46947). This timber-framed building is likely to date from the 15th or 16th centuries. Documentary evidence indicates that the building at this location was owned by St Nicholas' Chapel from the 17th to 19th centuries, and it can be conjectured that this may reflect medieval ownership.
See (S1) for further information.
(S2) states that White's House (NHER 46947) was rebuilt with brown brick façades and a rounded corner in 1841, so it could be assumed that the timber-framed and jettied building seen in the etching of 1670 stood here until that date.
A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 25 July 2019.
Associated Sources (2)
- <S1> SNF99912 Monograph: Newsome, S. 2018. Chapel Street, King's Lynn, Norfolk: The History and Archaeology of the Chapel Street Car Park. Historic England Research Report Series. 2-2018. p 23, fig 13.
- <S2> SNF99771 Monograph: Higgins, D.. 2008. The Remaking of King's Lynn: Brown Brick and Rounded Corners. p 39, fig 66.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jul 25 2019 6:11PM