17,18, CHURCH STREET
17,18, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1219670
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jun-1972
- List Entry Name:
- 17,18, CHURCH STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 17,18, CHURCH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1219670
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jun-1972
- List Entry Name:
- 17,18, CHURCH STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 17,18, CHURCH 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:
- 17,18, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 61818 19761
Details
KING'S LYNN
TF6119NE CHURCH STREET 610-1/9/37 (West side) 07/06/72 Nos.17 AND 18
GV II*
Domestic building associated with Benedictine Priory which lay immediately west. Divided into 2 houses probably at Reformation. Present buildings c1470, refaced C18, but with C14 elements to rear (west wall). Interiorss largely C20. Carstone and limestone. Brick facade and returns, front rendered and colourwashed. 2 storeys. No.17 with central panelled door in simple doorcase. One late C20 horned sash window left and right replacing shopfronts. Small C20 fixed window to extreme right. 3 sashes with glazing bars to first floor. No.18 entered through C20 half-glazed door to right. 2 plate-glass sashes to its left, and 2 similar to first floor, each with one glazing bar. Gabled roof continues over both houses. Internal gable-end stacks. Rear elevation with various minor ground-floor alterations and extensions. Traces of former doorways and windows discernible. First floor with 3 stone mullioned windows, the lights 4-centred, under square hollow-chamfered hoods on label stops. From north they are of 3, 2 and 1-lights respectively, the latter serving No.18. One C20 dormer to No.17, two to No.18. INTERIOR. (Only No.17 inspected). Ground-floor north room with wave-moulded bridging beam and plain joists. South room with a chamfered bridging beam. Crown post roof of high quality: 2 bays, tension braces from posts to tie beams, arched braces from posts to crown purlins, common rafters and collars. Roof said to continue uninterrupted into No.18, as is likely.
Listing NGR: TF6181819761
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 384093
- 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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