HUNSTANTON HALL

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Country house incorporating a moated manor house possibly mid 14th century in origin. The earliest substantial part of the house is a large two storey brick gatehouse possibly built in the late 15th century. In 1578 Sir Nicholas le Strange is reputed to have built a hall range at the west side of the courtyard, this was totally destroyed by fire in the 1850s. The only remnant of the hall range is the porch which was added to it in 1618. This now stands alone in the centre of the quadrangle. In 1620 there was piecemeal reconstruction of the house. In 1935 a range was added to the north side of the house and in 1873 a large block was added n the north west corner of the site. Afire in 1947 or 1950 gutted the entire north and north east wings of the house.

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(TF 6916 4184) HUNSTANTON HALL (L.B.) (1)

The moated mansion of the Le Strange family suffered greatly from two
fires, one in 1853 and the other after the 2nd World War. The
building is partly c1500, partly Jacobean and partly Victorian.

After the fire of 1853 a new house was built, lop-sided to the former
layout. This incorporates some 14th c. walling at the back, the
oldest remaining part of the house. (2)

On the completion of the E.17th cent. additions flanking a Tudor
gatehouse and forming the east courtyard wing, an Elizabethan block
stood on the west. The latter was destroyed by the fire of 1853 and
its Jacobean porch dated 1618 now stands free.

The second fire of c1950 gutted the E. 17th c. wing on the north of
the gatehouse. (a).

Of the remainder, the north west part is mainly Victorian and is
believed to contain the 14th c. walling but this was not identified.
The Hall is now occupied as flats. See photograph.

The moat has been considerably altered and is, apart from the north
east angle, entirely ornamental.

Published survey (25") correct. (3,3a)

Hunstanton Hall including forecourt walls and moatbridge. Mainly I6th
century with later additions and alterations. Grade I. (4,4a)

Hunstanton Hall, moat bridge and garden and forecourt walls. Country
house. Gatehouse 1487. Wings c1625-40, additions 1835, 1873 and 1879.
Grade I. (See DoE list for details). (5)

SOURCE TEXT

( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

OS 6" 1958

( 2) by Nikolaus Pevsner 1962 North-west and south Norfolk

The buildings of England Page(s)213

( 3a) General reference

local information.

( 3) Field Investigators Comments

F1 BHS 28-FEB-68

( 4a) Country Life

59 Page(s)552, 586

( 4) List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest

No. 2039/II/A, Docking Rural District. 1947 Page(s)11

( 5) List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest

Borough of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk (Sep 1984) 213 Page(s)30-31

( 6) English Heritage Register of parks and gardens of special historic interest in England

Norfolk Part 29

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