Dragon Hall

Dragon Hall

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Dragon Hall is a rare example of a medieval merchant’s trading complex, built in about 1430 by a merchant, Robert Toppes. Its centrepiece, the magnificent first floor trading hall, is 26 metres long, used more than 500 large oak timbers, was decorated with 15 dragons of Baltic oak and has a fine crown post roof. Its survival gives us the opportunity to appreciate the skills of the 15th century timber craftsmen.

Once a site for displaying, storing and selling Norfolk goods and imports from Europe, Dragon Hall is now home to the National Centre for Writing, an international centre for the trade of stories and words. You can visit for free during the spring and summer months.