NHER 7958 (Monument record) - Thorpe Parva deserted settlement and church of St Mary, Scole

In Domesday as vill. Moated hall site at 1600 7951. (context 2)

Church at 1609 7902 (7958/context 1). Ruined round tower, St. Mary's.

(S1) drew it when it was complete to west and south; on west a lower window round-headed, upper window triangular headed; crack between them. Putlog holes. South side of tower had only a small square window halfway up. The east side had gone.
E. Rose (NAU).

29 June 1976. CUCAP (Cambridge University Committee for Aerial Photography) aerial photographs show simple rectilinear negative marks of nave. Photos not seen. [1]
Compiled by D. A. Edwards (NAU), 1 December 1982.

Copy of Ladbrooke plate in file (called Billingford).

6 August 1993. NLA Air photography.
The ruined tower of the church can be seen with cropmarks leading from it still visible.
Compiled by H. Clare (NLA), 5 February 2001.

An undated 16th century map of Scole reproduced in (S2) shows a building on the hall site (Context 2) drawn with a strange feature resembling the external wheels used to connect with steam engines in the 19th century. It is difficult to suggest what this is meant to be, at that date, and author of (S2) has no idea but is sure the map is genuine. Listed building description mentions only a 17th-18th century timber framed barn at the hall, not any other building.
E. Rose (NLA), 5 January 1996.

Moat extant for most of circuit, except to northeast under farm buildings. Wide and water filled up to 9m wide. Earthworks in field to south possible hollow ways and house platform, though fog made identification a problem.
H. Paterson (NLA), 14 February 1997.

1997. Sketch survey at 1:2500 of enclosure boundary earthworks south of Hall Farm.
See (S4)
Pottery ident A. Rogerson (NLA).
In the Old Orchard; one medieval unglazed bowl rim, three medieval unglazed body sherds,
From the arable: one medieval unglazed bowl rim, eight medieval unglazed body sherds, one base glazed (Medieval?).
Compiled by B. Cushion (NLA), April 1997.

Appropriate section from (S3) in file.


English Heritage Listing 1959:
Remains of Church of St Mary, Thorpe Parva, Bungay Road. Scole.
Ruin of 12th century round tower. Only about half height and only southwest and northwest sides remain. Flint rubble.

Now deleted English Heritage Listing:
Barn north of Thorpe Parva Hall. The entry shall be deleted from the list. Bungay Road.
Large 17th or 18th century seven bay timber framed barn, weatherboarded. Brick plinth. Thatched roof with gabled ends. Cart entrance at centre of north side. Projecting gabled entrance bay at centre on south side. Later lean-to at
each end. Tie beams with arched braces removed, and curved brackets substituted. Said to have been moved to this site in early 19th century.

Information from (S5)