Knapton House
KNAPTON HOUSE, MUNDESLEY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1049952
- Date first listed:
- 11-May-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Knapton House
- Statutory Address:
- KNAPTON HOUSE, MUNDESLEY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1049952
- Date first listed:
- 11-May-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Knapton House
- Statutory Address 1:
- KNAPTON HOUSE, MUNDESLEY ROAD
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:
- KNAPTON HOUSE, MUNDESLEY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- North Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Knapton
- National Grid Reference:
- TG 29788 33762
Details
KNAPTON MUNDESLEY ROAD TG 23 SE (west side) 3/74 Knapton House - II
House, c.1800. Gault brick with slate roof. East facade of 2 storeys in 5 bays, the second and fourth bays broken forward. Facade articulated by 4 colourwashed giant Ionic pilasters with the capitals further enriched by acanthus leaves. Central panelled door approached through semi-circular porch on 2 Roman Doric columns and 2 pilasters. Above door is a fanlight, above porch an iron balustrade. Round-headed ground floor sashes with glazing bars below gauged arches. 2 central windows within arched recesses. 4 first floor sashes with glazing bars and central balcony door within rendered architrave. Deep timber eaves cornice dentiled in centre below pediment. Hipped roof with 2 symmetrically placed stacks on rear roof slope. Returns also distinguished by giant corner pilasters and bowed walls, shallow to south and deeply bowed to north. Rear block of irregular but predominantly square plan illuminated through square-headed sash windows with glazing bars and gauged skewback arches. Eaves cornice and roof as facade.
Listing NGR: TG2978833762
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 224288
- 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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