| Mulberry Gardens |
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A huge underground holding tank was built in 2004 to take overflow drainage water from Mulbarton's newest estate - Mulberry Gardens. This has since been covered and grassed over and is a hidden secret. |
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| Holly Cottage |
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Holly Cottage is one of several cottages in The Rosery. The plaque, top left, shows it was built in 1830.
Look for another photo of this house taken 70 years ago. |
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| 1921 Council Houses |
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Two of the first Council Houses to be built in Mulbarton by Henstead Rural District Council - in Long Lane in 1921. |
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| 1931 Council Houses |
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The first pair of Council Houses to be built in 1931 were dated. Further houses were built in Long Lane and part of Cuckoofield Lane. |
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| The Lodge front view |
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The front of the elegant house in Rectory Lane known as The Lodge |
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| The Lodge West Side |
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The west side of The Lodge has an interesting shady portico. |
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| The Lodge from W |
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The west-facing facade of The Lodge. Behind the single-storey modern extension is the top of the gable-end of the large barn of neighbouring Lodge Farm. |
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| The Lodge and garden |
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West and north side of The Lodge from its extensive garden. |
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| Garden Of The Lodge |
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Part of the gardens of The Lodge, with distant view of a gypsy caravan. |
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| Caravan at The Lodge |
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This gypsy caravan was once used as changing rooms for the open-air swimming pool (now a sunken garden). |
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| The Malthouse |
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Situated at the south-east corner of Mulbarton Common, the tall building was once the Malthouse and the lower (older) building to the right a farm. Compare this modern view with the photo taken around 1900. |
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| Old Hall Estate 1716 |
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Map of the Old Hall and estate - date uncertain, but probably around 1716. |
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| Old Hall from SE |
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Mulbarton Old Hall from the south-east today. This view almost exactly matches the Victorian sketch shown in another image. The dairy has been converted for residential use (extreme right). |
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| Old Hall moat |
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The horse-shoe shaped moat behind the Old Hall probably surrounds the site of the original manor house. |
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| Back Of Old Hall |
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View from the south towards the back of the Old Hall and the church (extreme left). |
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| Old Hall from SW |
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Mulbarton Old Hall from the south-west, showing the Dutch gable end that was added as an early extension. The 'castellated' single-storey building is a modern extension replacing a small brick addition of the late 1930s. |
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| Old Hall from air |
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This air view is looking west and shows Mulbarton Old Hall (foreground); the Long Barn (to left); the church, pond, and Norwich Road between Mill House (opposite church) and Paddock Farm (right centre). |
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| Mergate Hall, Front |
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Mergate Hall is in the southern part of Bracon Ash, the neighbouring village to Mulbarton. It has been much changed over the centuries. Queen Elizabeth I is reputed to have stayed here the night before she travelled through Mulbarton to visit Norwich |
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