Record Details
| NHER Number: | 47974 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | White Cottages at The Great Hospital, Bishopgate |
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Summary
The White Cottages are almshouses, built in 1826 of yellow brick with stone dressings. These single storey buildings have hipped slate roofs and share six tall four-shafted brick ridge chimneys. The projecting centre bay has a Tudor-arched ribbed door flanked by two-light windows under a stepped gable. The almshouses stand within the Great Hospital Precinct (NHER 624).
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 2376 0905 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG20NW |
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| Parish: | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
June 1972. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"White Cottages at The Great Hospital, Bishopgate.
Almshouses. 1826. Yellow brick with stone dressings; hipped slate roof; six tall four-shafted brick ridge chimneys. Single storey; modified twelve-window range of casements with horizontal glazing bars."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
Amended by P. Beers (HES), 19 February 2020.
A 19th-century wall and gate piers to the west of White Cottages were also listed Grade II in 1972. These are now recorded separately as NHER 68152.
P. Watkins (HES), 8 March 2024.
Monument Types
- ALMSHOUSE (19th Century to 21st Century - 1826 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1372804. |
Related records
| 68152 | Parent of: Walls and gate piers to west of White Cottages at the Great Hospital (Structure) |
| 624 | Part of: Precinct of the Great Hospital (Monument) |
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