NHER 19453 (Building) - Beechwood House and The Cottage, Great Hockham

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Summary

This house stands on the site of a medieval guildhall recorded in old documents. The current timber framed house was built in the 16th or 17th century as an open hall. A brick and flint cottage was added to the east end around 1800. The Gothick south facade, flooring over the hall and division of the building into three cottages happened around 1850. This new upper floor had a separate entrance and was later used as a public reading room. The rest of the hall was floored around 1970.

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Map sheet	TL99SE
Civil Parish	HOCKHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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Site of medieval guildhall. No remains of this in present building (despite earlier claim to the contrary). Present house timber framed, 16th/17th century, apparently an open hall, unusually built with an integral stack. Good spiralling staircase remains. Brick and flint cottage added about 1800. Gothick south facade, flooring over hall of hall and division into three cottages around 1850. Later a reading room. Remainder of hall floored about 1970. Now two properties, Beechwood House and The Cottage, latter is 1800 part.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 25 July 1986.

Associated Sources (4)

<S1> SNF56520 Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 1986. Building Report.. Building Report.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF61780 Unpublished Document: Davison, A.. Great Hockham.

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Record last edited

Jan 25 2011 12:03PM