Henry VIII Farmhouse

HENRY VIII FARMHOUSE, NORWICH ROAD

Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places

Explore this list entry

Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1352049
Date first listed:
24-Jan-1986
List Entry Name:
Henry VIII Farmhouse
Statutory Address:
HENRY VIII FARMHOUSE, NORWICH ROAD

Have you got a photo to share?

Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.

Location

Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places. 

There is a problem

Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .

This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.

What is the National Heritage List for England?

The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.

The list includes:

Icon Buildings
Icon Scheduled monuments
Icon Parks and gardens
Icon Battlefields
Icon Shipwrecks

Find out more about listing

Images of England Project

To view this image please use Firefox, Chrome, Safari, or Edge.
Archive image, may not represent current condition of site.
Date:
1999-08-15
Reference:
IOE01/00489/16
Rights:
© Mrs B.A. Curtis. Source: Historic England Archive

Local Heritage Hub

Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.

Discover more

Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1352049
Date first listed:
24-Jan-1986
List Entry Name:
Henry VIII Farmhouse
Statutory Address 1:
HENRY VIII FARMHOUSE, NORWICH 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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
HENRY VIII FARMHOUSE, NORWICH ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Suffolk
District:
Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
Parish:
Barham
National Grid Reference:
TM 12950 50484

Details

BARHAM NORWICH ROAD TM 15 SW 3/12 Henry VIII Farmhouse - - II Farmhouse, early C16 with alterations of early C17 and early C19. 2 storeys. 2-cell cross-passage entrance plan. Timber-framed, encased in early C19 red brick at the front and exposed with C20 brick-nogged infill at the rear; the studwork is closely-spaced and arch-braced. The front wall of the house was originally jettied with brackets at intervals; the lower walling was removed in C19. Plaintiled roof. End chimneys of red brick at both gables, added in early C17. Early C19 mullioned and transomed windows with central casements. Early C19 doorway in original cross-passage position, with round-arched head of gauged brick; C20 framed and battened door. Substantial studwork and unmoulded joists exposed internally. Arched early C17 open fireplace in the hall; beside it is a contemporary blocked ovolo-mullioned window. The twin service rooms were united in C17 and a fireplace inserted (now blocked). The roof was rebuilt in C18. Formerly known as Lower Farmhouse.

Listing NGR: TM1295050484

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
279205
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.

Ordnance survey map of Henry VIII Farmhouse

Map

This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 12-Jun-2026 at 03:14:29.

Download a full scale map (PDF)
© Crown copyright [and database rights] 2026. OS AC0000815036. Use of this mapping is subject to Terms and Conditions.

End of official list entry

All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.

Previous Overview
Next Comments and Photos