NHER 9955 (Building record) - Ashwellthorpe Hall

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Summary

The oldest part of the hall dates from around 1600, but the hall was substantially rebuilt in the 19th century. The moat itself is medieval, but has been partly filled in by the rebuilding of the hall. In about 1890 a 12th century chess piece was found in the moat. The garden walls, with projecting bastions, and an octagonal summerhouse with pedimented windows both date to around 1600 and are part of the original formal gardens which surrounded the hall.

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Map sheet	TM19NE
Civil Parish	ASHWELLTHORPE, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Wing of about 1600 inside earlier moat.
Contemporary garden walls and summerhouse etc.
Additions 1831 and 1845.
Icehouse.
About 1890 an ivory chesspiece was found, 12th century type (Beckwith) see (S1).
For full details see report in file.
E. Rose (NAU) 7 July 1982.

2008.
Restoration of the house interior has been completed.
See (S2) for further details.
H. Hamilton (NLA), 16 May 2008.

March 2012. Norfolk NMP.
The remains of this moated site were visible on aerial photographs assessed as part of the NMP mapping, but as no detail additional to that provided by the modern Ordnance Survey mapping was identified, no mapping was undertaken of the site.
S. Horlock (NMP), 07 March 2012.

Associated Sources (17)

--- SNF13563 Aerial Photograph: TM1597A.
--- SNF1140 Article in Serial: Cozens-Hardy, B. 1961. Some Norfolk Halls. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXII pp 163-208. p 165.
--- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
--- SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1049674.
--- SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. pp 183-184.
--- SNF95025 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1997. Epic Alps tricycle trip opens up holiday home.
--- SNF9079 Photograph: CBJ 1-5.
--- SNF51102 Photograph: Rose, E.. 2002. KRV 1-5.
--- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Ashwellthorpe.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TM 19 NE 6.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF92688 Unpublished Document: Lawson Planning Partnership. 2005. Planning and Conservation Statement. In Support of Proposals for the conservation and re-use of Ashwellthorpe Hall, Aswellthorpe, Norfolk.
<S1> SNF905 Article in Serial: Chester, G. J.. 1859. Notice of an Ancient Chess-piece, found at Ashwelthorpe, Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol V pp 229-232.
<S2> SNF95023 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1996. Historic stables are restored. 1 April.
<S2> SNF95024 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1998. Flowers around the moat. 14 February.
<S2> SNF70301 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2008. Record-breaking price tag for Elizabethan pad. 16 May.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (1)

CHESS PIECE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Ashwellthorpe (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jul 12 2018 4:56PM