Record Details
| NHER Number: | 47433 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Lifeboat House, Beach Road |
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Summary
A single storey rectangular stone and white brick lifeboat house of 1869, in Gothic Revival style with a black glazed pantile roof and later additions and alterations. The north half is now a maritime museum. The south half was converted to a reading room and tea rooms in 1897 to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 9156 4391 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF94SW |
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| Parish: | WELLS NEXT THE SEA, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
September 1993. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"Lifeboat house. 1869. Design attributed to Charles Cooke. Carved stone with Holkham white brick dressings. Roof of black glazed pantiles, repaired in places. Single storey, rectangular in plan. Essentially a shed with gable ends given architectural treatment. Gothic Revival style."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
P. Aldridge (NLA), 28 September 2006. Amended by P. Beers (HES), 10 January 2020.
Monument Types
- LIFEBOAT STATION (19th Century to 21st Century - 1869 AD to 2100 AD)
- LOGGIA (19th Century to 21st Century - 1869 AD to 2100 AD)
- SHED (19th Century to 21st Century - 1869 AD to 2100 AD)
- (Former Type) TEA ROOM (19th Century - 1897 AD to 1897 AD)
- COMMEMORATIVE MONUMENT (19th Century - 1897 AD to 1897 AD)
- READING ROOM (19th Century - 1897 AD to 1897 AD)
- LIFEBOAT STATION (Mid 20th Century to 21st Century - 1950 AD to 2100 AD)
- MUSEUM (Late 20th Century to 21st Century - 1993 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 713. |
| --- | Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Listing Notification. Notification. DNF5942. |
| <S1> | Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1277330. |
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