Manor Farm, Pulham Market

Manor Farm

Manor Farm, a property of the Landmark Trust, is at Pulham Market near the town of Diss, in Norfolk, England. The house is a Grade II listed building.

History

The manor house was built sometime after 1597 by the Maltiward family, and this was determined via dendrochronology.[1][2] In the early 18th century, it was used for farming and weaving, and unusually escaped the 16th century suppression of rural weaving by the Norfolk guilds.[2]

The remains of a former moat around the property can be seen.[3]

As of 2017, the house is in use as a rental property and it was named among Norfolk's best cottages in 2020.[4][5]

Restoration

Threatened by destruction in 1945, the house was bought by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings and restored.[2] It was bought by the Landmark Trust in 1979 and restored again, including a re-thatching of the roof in straw rather than reed.[6]

References

1. "Holiday at Manor Farm in Pulham Market, Norfolk | The Landmark Trust". www.landmarktrust.org.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
2. Manor Farm history sheet Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, The Landmark Trust, accessed 27 April 2011.
3. Manor Farm, National Monuments Records, accessed 27 April 2011.
4. Butler, Sophie (3 October 2017). "Manor Farm, Pulham Market, Norfolk: review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
5. Travel, Telegraph (12 July 2020). "The best cottages in Norfolk for a holiday in England's 'Venice of the East'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
6. "Holiday at Manor Farm in Pulham Market, Norfolk | the Landmark Trust".

External links

• Landmark Trust page

52.4494°N 1.2523°E / 52.4494; 1.2523