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Great Hautbois
The Victorians
Removed your roof and let in
The beautiful light.
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| Great Hautbois (pronounced Hobbis) lies 8 miles north-east of Norwich and
sits on the River Bure just north of Coltishall. |
St Theobald's Church |
It is famous for its wonderful ruined church - St
Theobald's - which has no roof and a picturesque graveyard.
The Domesday Book tells us that Great Hautbois and
Little Hautbois were once joined. However, by 1334 Great
Hautbois was small and there was an 11% reduction in its Lay
Subsidy
in 1449. In 1664 there were only eight inhabitants listed -
a number which had
risen to 162 in White's 1845 Norfolk directory. Like Little Hautbois, Great Hautbois
was amalgamated with the parish of Lammas.
There was
once a hospitial here - founded by Sir Peter de Alto Bosco
for travellers and the poor.
Visit the churchyard in
spring and see the stunning snowdrops and daffoldils. There
is said to be golden treasure in the pond by the track
leading to the church.
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More photographs of Great Hautbois
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