Gate House
GATE HOUSE, NORWICH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1153089
- Date first listed:
- 05-Sept-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Gate House
- Statutory Address:
- GATE HOUSE, NORWICH ROAD
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1153089
- Date first listed:
- 05-Sept-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Gate House
- Statutory Address 1:
- GATE HOUSE, NORWICH ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- GATE HOUSE, NORWICH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- South Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ditchingham
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 33035 91809
Details
DITCHINGHAM NORWICH ROAD TM 39 SW 6/36 Gate House 5-9-60 II
House, dated 1613 on east gable of crosswing. Red brick, encasing timber frame. Steep plain-tiled roof. Two storeys and 2 1/2 storeys, L-shaped plan. 3-bay wing to north, two storeys, with 2 and 3-light C19 casements with transom, ovolo-moulded. Three plain brick pilasters. Ground floor windows in outer bays have stone or stuccoed pediments with flower boss. Central doorway with later porch; 2-light segmental-headed windows flanking porch. Square axial stack off-centre to south with four moulded chimney-shaft bases. Parapeted north gable with internal stack. Crosswing at south end has 6-light ground floor, 5-light first floor and 3-light attic windows with ovolo-moulded mullions and transoms; pediments with rose and fleur-de-lis motifs. The gable carries the date 1613 in iron letters, together with the initials RH 1918, commenorating a remodelling of the house carried out by Sir Henry Rider Haggard. 2-storey red brick and pantile extension on west side with single- storey lean-to. West wall of main range rendered and colourwashed over timber frame; three first floor 3-light casements. Interior: bridging beams and mid-wall rails quadrant-moulded with barred stops. Crosswing roof has clasped upper and butted lower purlins with cambered collars. Main range re-roofed early C20, but retaining some members of clasped purlin roof.
Listing NGR: TM3303591809
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 226812
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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