Framingham's Hospital

FRAMINGHAM'S HOSPITAL, ST JAMES' ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1298128
Date first listed:
07-Jun-1972
List Entry Name:
Framingham's Hospital
Statutory Address:
FRAMINGHAM'S HOSPITAL, ST JAMES' ROAD
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1298128
Date first listed:
07-Jun-1972
Date of most recent amendment:
26-Jul-1993
List Entry Name:
Framingham's Hospital
Statutory Address 1:
FRAMINGHAM'S HOSPITAL, ST JAMES' 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
FRAMINGHAM'S HOSPITAL, ST JAMES' ROAD

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 62195 19699

Details

KING'S LYNN

TF6219NW ST JAMES' ROAD 610-1/10/133 Framingham's Hospital 07/06/72 (Formerly Listed as: LONDON ROAD (East side) Nos.1-12 (Consecutive) Framingham's Almshouses)

II

Almshouses. 1846-48, by Sharman of Spalding. Red brick with stone dressings. Cut slate roofs. 3 blocks arranged as a courtyard and linked by short crenellated walls with doorways. Centre block is single-storeyed with a large projecting central gable articulated by diagonal buttresses terminating in finials. Central arched door flanked by a cinquefoiled light right and left, all under square hoods on label stops. 2 cinquefoiled lights in gable under a 4-centred arch. Either side are one arched doorway under a square hood, each flanked by a 2-light arched casement, also with hoods on labels. Stone quoins and eaves cornice. Gabled roof with 4 ridge stacks, each with twin decorated flues. North and south blocks are reduced versions of the same design: central gable is lower, does not project and has no doorway; west gable ends have polygonal corner turrets with tall finials and the west gable walls have one crenellated oriel each. 5 ridge stacks each.

Listing NGR: TF6219519699

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
384267
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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