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The Monastery

A Grade II Listed Building in Happisburgh, Norfolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.8245 / 52°49'28"N

Longitude: 1.5317 / 1°31'53"E

OS Eastings: 638033

OS Northings: 331069

OS Grid: TG380310

Mapcode National: GBR XGW.XQP

Mapcode Global: WHMSS.H8LG

Plus Code: 9F43RGFJ+RM

Entry Name: The Monastery

Listing Date: 11 May 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1169888

English Heritage Legacy ID: 224260

ID on this website: 101169888

Location: Happisburgh, North Norfolk, NR12

County: Norfolk

District: North Norfolk

Civil Parish: Happisburgh

Built-Up Area: Happisburgh

Traditional County: Norfolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Norfolk

Church of England Parish: Happisburgh St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Norwich

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Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 19/02/2020

TG 33 SE
5/45

HAPPISBURGH
THE STREET (east side)
The Monastery

[Formerly listed under WHIMPWELL STREET (east side)]

G.V.
II

Monastic Grange, now private house. Early C16, altered C19 and C20. Flint (Quaternary), chert and brick with thatched roof. Originally an open hall house. Two storeys. West front with two central half glazed doors, two segmental-headed casements to ground floor and three to first floor. All details C20. Gabled roof with gable heads supported on kneelers. Internal gable end stacks. Gabled cross wing to rear of one storey and dormer attic. This wing is former hall. One door and two segmental-headed casements to ground floor, all C20. Two dormers under eyebrow thatching. East gable head on brick kneelers.

Interior. Hall entered through two four-centred brick arches, one now converted to a window, with double hollow mouldings. Arched and hollow moulded brick piscina in ground floor of original hall. Chamfered bridging beams to ceiling, floored probably C18. North-south range roof of ties and collars, the two linked by jowled Queen posts. Many renewed timbers. Over hall Crown post roof removed when this wing floored.

Listing NGR: TG3803331069

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