Swardeston Farmhouse
SWARDESTON FARMHOUSE, THE COMMON
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1378628
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Swardeston Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- SWARDESTON FARMHOUSE, THE COMMON
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1378628
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Swardeston Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- SWARDESTON FARMHOUSE, THE COMMON
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:
- SWARDESTON FARMHOUSE, THE COMMON
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- South Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Swardeston
- National Grid Reference:
- TG 19920 02795
Details
TG 10 SE SWARDESTON THE COMMON
1892/5/10006 Swardeston Farmhouse
II
Farmhouse. C. 1730, service wing to north-west added early C19. Whitewashed brick laid in Flemish bond; slate hipped roofs.
EXTERIOR: east front of 2 storeys and dormer attic; 3-window range. 3-light casements under gauged skewback arches, those to the first floor in reduced openings. Moulded first-floor platband to facade and north and south returns. C19 hipped single-storey porch, with an arched opening. Half-glazed C19 door, with raking buttresses either side. Roof with 2 raking dormers fitted with 2-light casements with leaded glazing. Stack to south wall plane.
2-storey rear wing; 2-window range. C20 2-light casements and doorway. Additional similar casements to west and south flanks.
INTERIOR: south room of east front with complete early C18 large-framed raised and fielded panelling. Dado rail, moulded bridging beams and modillion cornice. 2 2-panelled and 2 4-panelled doors. Closed string staircase in front of east doorway: twisted balusters, moulded handrail and square newel posts. Additional panelling to first floor.
Service range with plain interiors. Inserted timber partition creates corridor from north doorway. Sunk-quadrant bridging beams.
Listing NGR: TG1992002795
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 476581
- 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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