Peterstone Farm House

TF 84 SE BURNHAM OVERY BURNHAM OVERY TOWN

7/72 Peterstone Farm House.

G.V. II

Farmhouse. Rebuilt as cottages c.1830, including medieval remains of the Augustinian Canons house, Peterstone Priory, founded before 1200 and incorporated 1449 as a hospital into the house of the Walsingham Augustinian Canons, the guardians of the Shrine of Our Lady. Gault brick, smut pantile roofs to late build, flint, carstone, clunch and brick to north front of early build. 2 storey with attics, 'T' plan, upright medieval, crosspiece c.1830. North front of early build has in situ single chamfer doorway with hood mould arch, brick end quoins and cut stone kneeler to east gable, 3 ground floor windows and 2 first floor casements of 2 and 3 lights with lead glazing bars in brick dressed openings. This build is expressed as single bay central gable of c.1830 west front with 2 2- bay flanking wings. Gable has one ground, one first and one attic sash with glazing bars, end pilasters, first floor platband, moulded brick cornice and gable eaves with apex stack. Wings have one ground and one first floor sash with glazing bars, one first floor blocked window, all openings under flat rubbed brick arches. South wing part glazed door under radial glazing bar sash, round rubbed brick arch, corresponding door to north blocked. Moulded brick eaves cornice, coped parapet gables, 2 end stacks. Details identify as Holkham Estate building.

Listing NGR: TF8613842992