Hickling Priory
HICKLING PRIORY, SEA PALLING ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1049387
- Date first listed:
- 16-Apr-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Hickling Priory
- Statutory Address:
- HICKLING PRIORY, SEA PALLING ROAD
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1049387
- Date first listed:
- 16-Apr-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 30-Sept-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Hickling Priory
- Statutory Address 1:
- HICKLING PRIORY, SEA PALLING ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- HICKLING PRIORY, SEA PALLING ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- North Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hickling
- National Grid Reference:
- TG 41841 24880
Details
TG 42 SW HICKLING SEA PALLING ROAD
6/11 Hickling Priory (formerly 16.4.55 listed as Priory Farmhouse and outbuildings) II
Priory of Augustinian Canons, now ruinous and in part incorporated into farm buildings. Founded 1185 by Theobald de Valoins, dissolved 1536. Coursed whole flints and some brick. Remains centre round undercroft of west range of cloisters : six bays with blocked arches to east, interior with springers for vaulting. To north a single celled space, probably parlour. To north- west of this range 3 bays of a further vaulted room now a derelict farm building. This range returns south with ashlar string course on west side terminating at diagonal brick buttresses. To east are more substantial remains of the east walk of cloisters, one length of wall having 3 blocked doorways with brick voussoirs, possibly entrance to chapter house. Evidence of C13 jambs.
Listing NGR: TG4184124880
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 223646
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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