NHER 782 (Building record) - Tudor Hall, Nos 19-23 Rose Lane

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Despite its appearance and name, Tudor Hall was actually built between 1898 and 1900 by Thomas Plaford, in imitation Tudor style. He reused materials from at least one demolished 16th century house in King Street, including a doorway, window, roofing timbers and moulded ceiling. The building was originally the head offices of Boulton and Paul, later becoming a registry office and then a nightclub. Recently it has lain derelict for almost ten years, and been used by squatters, however an announcement in March 2007 indicated that the building is to be converted to flats, offices and a shop front.

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Map sheet TG20NW
Civil Parish NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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1987.
Internal building alterations. Well.
Compiled by W. Milligan (NCM), 17 March 1987.

This building was Tudor Hall, originally the head offices of Boulton and Paul, later a registry office, at time of above discovery a night club. The building was constructed in the late 19th century in imitation Tudor style using materials from a demolished medieval and 16th century hall - location uncertain, said to be in King Street. The building was not listed and during the 1987 conversion some of these materials were removed to a building at Filby.
Information from Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society.
Compiled by E. Rose (NLA), 17 June 1994.

Listed Grade II 1996. 1898-1900 by Thomas Plaford, architect to Boulton and Paul. The reused work 'from early Norwich houses' is listed as a doorway, window, roof timbers and a moulded ceiling.
E. Rose (NLA), 14 November 1996.

Press cuttings (S1) along with plans (S2) in file.
T. Sunley (NLA), 8 November 2007.

December 2007. Watching brief.
The watching brief revealed no archaeological finds or features.
See (S3) for further details.
S. Howard (NLA), 4 November 2009.

  • --- Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Listing Notification. Notification. DNF7914.
  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 302.
  • --- Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1995. Photograph of Tudor Hall. 10 February.
  • --- Record Card: NCM Staff. 1973-1989. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card - Norwich.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1997. Cool £1 1/2 m for nightlife. 4 December.
  • <S2> Drawing: Various. Various. Architectural plans.
  • <S3> Unpublished Contractor Report: Birks, C. 2009. Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief at Tudor Hall, Rose Lane, Norwich. Chris Birks Archaeological Services. CB112R.
  • ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Jul 4 2018 3:46PM

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