NHER 20143 (Monument record) - Site of Guiltcross Union Workhouse
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM08SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KENNINGHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
In ruins; two storeyed Georgian facade to road.
E. Rose (NAU), 13 March 1984.
Grid reference corrected from information from [1], confirmed by (S1) which shows that present building is only the southwest corner of a very large layout, 'cross-within-a-square' plan with central octagonal hub, i.e. like Pulham Market except that has a polygonal outer range rather than square. Demolished some date before 1953.
Information from B. Yates (Gressenhall Rural Life Museum) and R. Rickett (NAU).
E. Rose (NAU), 28 May 1986.
Built 1836 at cost of 4727 pounds. Guiltcross Union house. 200 families split up into separate male and female wards. In 1916 an Institution for Mentally Defective Boys, later housed German prisoners of war.
Information from Breckland District Council.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF13518 Aerial Photograph: TM0184 A,B.
- --- SNF49212 Drawing: Various. Various. Architectural plans.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF52733 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. Ordnance Survey Map. 25 inch to the mile. Second Edition. 1:2500.
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Record last edited
Sep 2 2016 12:10PM