NHER 14164 (Building record) - Martyr's Cottage (Old Bilney House)

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Summary

Early 16th century timber-framed three-cell house with brick nogging, very ornate beams and later alterations. Excavations and investigations during restorations recovered large fragments of reused limestone carved blocks, a horse jaw (perhaps left as a charm), an early 16th century jetton, a reliquary in the form of a book and an early medieval fragment of pottery.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (II) 1077364: MARTYRS COTTAGE

Location

Map sheet	TF91NE
Civil Parish	BEETLEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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Early 16th century timber-framed three-cell house with very ornate beams. Later alterations.
Excavations and investigations during restorations in 1982 recovered large fragments of reused carved limestone blocks, a horse jaw (perhaps left as a charm), an early 16th century jetton, a reliquary in the form of a book and an early medieval fragment of pottery.
Restored in 1982 by [1].
See (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 1982.

(S2) notes that one of the rooms in the house is much better beamed than the others. It is tentatively suggested that the building may be a guild house with a meeting room paid for by its members.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 8 January 2008.

Associated Sources (7)

--- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
--- SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 317.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
<S1> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1077364.
<S2> SNF69407 Unpublished Document: Yaxley, D. & Virgoe, N.. 1981. Martyr's Cottage, East Bilney. Building Report.. Building Report.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)

Object Types (6)

ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
RELIQUARY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CEREMONIAL OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)