Record Details

NHER Number:30774
Type of record:Building
Name:Dower House

Summary

A 17th century house, remodelled and extended in the mid 19th century. The building is of red brick, two storeys high, with the east gable having patterned brickwork. The roof is of corrugated clay tiles, and there are stepped gables to the east and west. The central doorway has a four centred plastered arch and a columned doorcase. The 19th century pile to the south also has stepped gables.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 1134 2730
Map Sheet:TG12NW
Parish:HEYDON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

March 1988. Listed, Grade II.
17th century remodelled 19th century.
Red brick, diaperwork in east gable.
Two storeys, double pile. Tiled roofs.
North façade with three bays of ovolo moulded mullioned and transomed windows in renewed surrounds.
Central doorway with Doric doorcase.
Stepped east and west gables, internal stacks each with two diagonal shafts.
19th century pile to south also has stepped gables and ovolo windows.
Two taller bays to south with shaped gables; internal gable stacks again with twin shafts also off centre stack.
Information from (S1).
E. Rose (NLA), 9 August 1994.

Monument Types

  • HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status

  • Listed Building

Sources and further reading

---Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1995. TG 1127AM - AN, AT - ABN.
---Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 550.
<S1>Designation: English Heritage. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1305326.

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