Swan Hotel

SWAN HOTEL, THE THOROUGHFARE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1050109
Date first listed:
11-Sept-1951
List Entry Name:
Swan Hotel
Statutory Address:
SWAN HOTEL, THE THOROUGHFARE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1050109
Date first listed:
11-Sept-1951
List Entry Name:
Swan Hotel
Statutory Address 1:
SWAN HOTEL, THE THOROUGHFARE

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
SWAN HOTEL, THE THOROUGHFARE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Norfolk
District:
South Norfolk (District Authority)
Parish:
Redenhall with Harleston
National Grid Reference:
TM2455483401

Details

1.
5321 REDENHALL WITH HARLESTON THE THOROUGHFARE
(west side)
Harleston
Swan Hotel
TM 2483 29/177 11.9.51

II* GV

2.
C17 timber-framed, and C18 with fine C18 red brick front with stuccoed ground
floor, parapet and moulted brick string course at second floor level. Large
building of three storeys and nine windows wide. Sashes with glazing bars
in moulded casing, flat brick arches, centre second floor blind, centre first
floor opens on to fine wrought iron balcony which forms hood over central
carriageway with segmental arch and double doors. The rear is plastered
and the first and second floors are divided up by slender wooden Tuscan pilasters,
and Venetian window over carriageway. Hipped tile roof. At rear forming
two sides of courtyard are two long C17 two-storeyed wings, plastered timber
frame, with steeply pitched black glazed pantile roof with gable ends, the
south wing with the original first floor windows, the others are later casements
and sashes with glazing bars. On the front over the balcony is a large ornate
wrought iron bracket from which hangs the inn sign.


Listing NGR: TM2455483401

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
225978
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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