Abbey Farm Cottage
ABBEY FARM COTTAGE, MONKSGATE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1207935
- Date first listed:
- 10-Mar-1971
- List Entry Name:
- Abbey Farm Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- ABBEY FARM COTTAGE, MONKSGATE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1207935
- Date first listed:
- 10-Mar-1971
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 01-Dec-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Abbey Farm Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- ABBEY FARM COTTAGE, MONKSGATE
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:
- ABBEY FARM COTTAGE, MONKSGATE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Breckland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Thetford
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 86531 83489
Details
THETFORD
TL8683 MONKSGATE 617-1/5/111 Abbey Farm Cottage 10/03/71 (Formerly Listed as: Abbey House Farmhouse)
GV I
Abbey outbuildings, converted to farmhouse at west end mid C19, remainder used as farm buildings, now store. Late C13 timber-framed structure with C19 flint skin and gault brick dressings. Re-used medieval fragments and coursed clunch also. Thatched roof with some slate. One storey and attic, formerly one storey. North side with two C19 cart entrances under segmental heads and three C19 doorways with overlights and skewback arches. Gabled roof with 2 gabled dormers to east end. Ridge stack left of centre and 2 stacks at west end, one on each roof slope. South side with more coursed clunch, one blocked cart entrance and various C19 windows. 2 gabled dormers to east. West gable provides entrance to farmhouse: central door flanked by one sash with 6/6 glazing either side. 3 similar first-floor sashes. INTERIOR: house with stick baluster staircase. Centre third of house with surviving evidence of a C13 aisled hall structure: arcade posts with arched braces to tie beams and arcade plates. Queen posts on the tie beams with arched braces to collars and purlins. Very heavy scantling. Eastern third with 2 remaining arcade posts embedded in later partition walls.
Listing NGR: TL8653183489
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 384782
- 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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