Thomas Paine Hotel
THOMAS PAINE HOTEL, 33, WHITE HART STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1196095
- Date first listed:
- 03-Apr-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Thomas Paine Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- THOMAS PAINE HOTEL, 33, WHITE HART STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1196095
- Date first listed:
- 03-Apr-1951
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 01-Dec-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Thomas Paine Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- THOMAS PAINE HOTEL, 33, WHITE HART STREET
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:
- THOMAS PAINE HOTEL, 33, WHITE HART STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Breckland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Thetford
- National Grid Reference:
- TL8696183329
Details
TL8683
617-1/5/170
THETFORD
WHITE HART STREET (North West side)
No.33
Thomas Paine Hotel
(Formerly Listed as: WHITE HART STREET (North West side) No.33)
03/04/51
II
Formerly known as: Grey Gables WHITE HART STREET.
4 houses, now hotel. C18. Internally unified mid C20 and again 1974 to form hotel. North front with 2 late C18 flint and clunch houses under gabled pantiled roofs. Whitewashed. Various sash windows with glazing bars light ground and first floors. To west is a first-floor projecting window. Flat-topped dormer to east house. To White Hart Street an addition dated 1832. Cut flint with gault brick dressings under a slate roof. 2 storeys in 3 bays. 4-panelled central door with overlight and a hood on console brackets. One 10/10 unhorned sash left and right and 3 6/6 unhorned sashes to first floor. Gabled roof with internal gable-end stack to north. Datestone in north gable head: 1832. To south is a large late C19 addition of brick with concrete tile roofs. 2 gabled ranges with a projecting centre gable with the main doorway. Sashes without glazing bars. Gabled roofs with gault brick stacks.
INTERIOR: first-floor west room retains a brick fireplace with chamfered jambs. Chamfered and tongue-stopped bridging beams scattered throughout interior. In 1832 range are re-used C17 sunk-quadrant bridging beams with one fillet. C19 staircase with turned balusters and moulded handrail.
Thomas Paine (1737-1809) born on or near this site.
Listing NGR: TL8696183329
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 384848
- 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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