Historic Buildings in Norfolk

A unique survivor of Norwich's rich mercantile past; a Grade I-listed trading hall erected by a successful merchant, combining a warehouse and shop with good access to the river for goods transport. At the heart of the building is a 15th-century Great Hall with a carved figure of a dragon on a roof beam.
115-123 King Street, Norwich, Norfolk, England, NR1 1QE

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Heritage Highlight: Unique trading hall built by one merchant rather than a guild

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Elizabeth House Museum is a historic 16th-century house on Great Yarmouth's Quayside. The house has been transformed into a treasure-trove of Elizabethan domestic history, with displays of daily life in the 16th century.
4 South Quay, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, NR30 2QH

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This early 15th-century gateway to the Norwich Cathedral close was erected by Sir Thomas Erpingham, commander of the archers at Agincourt. Decorated with flush flintwork and carvings of saints, with a statue of Erpingham himself over the arch.
Tombland, Norwich, Norfolk, England, NR3 1HF

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Heritage Highlight: Carved 15th-century moulding depicting male and female saints

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Near Yarmouth's historic quayside stand a pair of early 17th-century merchant's houses, later converted into tenements, and nearby is the ruin of a medieval friary. The Row Houses are a reminder of Great Yarmouth's past, when most of the town's population were crowded into a narrow alleys between the town's three major streets.
The Rows, South Quay, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, NR30 2RG

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Heritage Highlight: Superb plasterwork ceiling in the Old Merchant's House

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Built in 1790, this iconic historic lighthouse, with its striking red and white striped tower, is the oldest lighthouse on the Norfolk coast and the only independently owned lighthouse in Britain.
Lighthouse Lane, Happisburgh, Norfolk, England, NR12 0PY

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Heritage Highlight: The only independently owned lighthouse in Britain

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A beautifully restored five-storey windpump, on the edge of the Norfolk Broads. There is a display detailing the history of the windpump and its restoration. Visitors can view the inner workings of the pump, and see the huge gears up close, and also climb to the top of the windpump, for superb views.

Horsey Staithe Stores, Horsey, Norfolk, England, NR29 4EF

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Horstead Mill was an 18th-century watermill at the highest navigable point on the River Bure. The mill stood on the site of a Saxon mill owned by St Benet's Abbey and later by King's College, Cambridge. It burned down in 1963, leaving only the 18th-century brick base and millrace.
Mill Road, Horstead, Norfolk, England

Attraction Type: Historic Property - Mill
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Heritage Highlight: 18th-century brick arches

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This iconic 17th-century building was designed by Henry Bell, a native of King's Lynn, to act as a merchant trading centre and place to regulate the flow of goods through the port of King's Lynn. It now houses the town's tourist information centre and a fascinating museum of local heritage.
Purfleet Quay, off King Street, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, PE30 1HP

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The largest and most impressive city guildhall outside London. Built in 1407 to provide a space for civic government. Used for civic functions into the 20th century. Now a cafe occupies much of the ground floor. Open access to the ground floor during cafe hours. The exterior features lovely ornate carvings and intricate flintwork chequerboarding.
Gaol Hill, Norwich, Norfolk, England, NR2 1JS

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century flintwork exterior decoration

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Polkey's Mill was built around 1880 to drain the Reedham Marshes. Beside it is a steam engine house operated when the wind didn't allow the mill to be used. The mill and steam engine were in use until 1941, when diesel engines were installed. The mill stands directly beside the Wherryman's way path, on the north bank of the River Yare.
River Yare, Reedham, Norfolk, England

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