Record Details
| NHER Number: | 43140 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | 1 and 2 The Crescent |
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Summary
This pair of single storey semi-detached houses were built as Council Houses between 1919 and 1920. They were designed by George Skipper and built of rendered clay lump with pantile roofs with plain barge boards. The houses were designed for Norfolk County Council as part of an experiment in cheap house building techniques. They were listed Grade II in 1987, along with Nos 3 to 16 The Crescent (inclusive), which had been built at the same time (NHERs 64883-64889).
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 99495 85926 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL98NE |
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| Parish: | HARLING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Nos 1 and 2 The Crescent.
November 1987. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"Pair of semi-detached Council Houses. 1919-20 designed by George Skipper. Rendered clay-lump with pantile roofs with plain barge boards. Central brick ridge stack. Single storey plus attics. Symmetrical plan. Main front has to right and left single half glazed doors with timber lean-to porches...These houses were designed for Norfolk County Council as part of an experiment in cheap house building techniques."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 1 February 2006. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 30 April 2021.
Monument Types
- COUNCIL HOUSE (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1919 AD to 2100 AD)
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Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Designation: English Heritage. 1994? -2011?. English Heritage Digital Designation Record. Record. DNF2310. |
| <S1> | Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1277981. |
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