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Thwaite Cock (High house)
Thwaite Cock (High house)
West, 52.27338,1.10053
Closed: before 1840
Norwich Rd
grid reference TM 116 684
According to the Listed Buildings Register, Willow Hall was, at one time, an inn.
The building dates from the 15th century with many 17th century alterations. It was renovated from a state of dereliction in the 1970s.
According to a book called the 'The Norwich Road' by Charles G Harper*** and published 1901 (Harper was a prolific writer and illustrator):
the 'High House' was once a coaching and posting inn ... and now a farmstead ... in former days called the 'Cock'.The 'Cock,' save that its sign is gone, still remains much as it was, to show a later generation what manner of place the roadside inn was in days of yore.'
Gallery
Historical interest
Having declined to a ruinous condition, in the 1970s it was altered to what we see now. The timber frame was repaired and the render removed, the front door onto the A140 was moved not surprisingly to the side of the building, and the big chimney and the bay behind it were demolished. (http://www.thornhams.org)
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(*** historic book information from Stuart Ansell)