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Abbey House

Hob Uid: 524251
Location :
Norfolk
North Norfolk
Walsingham
Grid Ref : TF9350036739
Summary : A mansion house which incorporates part of the St Mary's Priory. As it stands it is the 1806 rebuilding of a brick house with stone dressings of 1720. The present 1806 facade is ashlar with a low pitched hipped slate roof, pediment, cornice, parapet and angle pilasters. It is of three storeys in 1:3:1 bays, the centre three bays with a large pediment containing a coat of arms. It is believed that the house contains part of the dorter range of the priory, founded in 1153 and dissolved in 1538.
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Source Number : 1
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Source details : North Norfolk, 15-FEB-1979
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Vol(s) : 942

Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Between 1153 and 1538
Monument End Date : 1538
Monument Start Date : 1153
Monument Type : Priory, Augustinian Monastery, Dormitory
Evidence : Architectural Component
Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : 1720
Monument End Date : 1720
Monument Start Date : 1720
Monument Type : House
Evidence : Architectural Component
Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Rebuilt in 1806
Monument End Date : 1806
Monument Start Date : 1806
Monument Type : House
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : NBR Index Number
External Cross Reference Number : 44277
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 223172
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TF 93 NW 81
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