Washingford House
WASHINGFORD HOUSE, COOKES ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1050620
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Washingford House
- Statutory Address:
- WASHINGFORD HOUSE, COOKES ROAD
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- Reference:
- IOE01/04802/22
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1050620
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Washingford House
- Statutory Address 1:
- WASHINGFORD HOUSE, COOKES 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:
- WASHINGFORD HOUSE, COOKES ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- South Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Bergh Apton
- National Grid Reference:
- TG 31090 01361
Details
BERGH APTON COOKES ROAD, North TG 30 SW side Washingford House 2/21 25.9.51
GV II
Farmhouse, c1600 with extensive C18 and C19 remodelling. Colourwashed brick, hipped roofs of black-glazed pantiles, steeply-pitched at rear. Two storeys and two storeys and attic - attic storey added to front range in C19. South front remodelled in early C19, six bays; sashes with glazing bars and architraves. Segmental arches over ground floor and first floor openings. Central canted bay in red brick added C20 re-using a tripartite sash with segmental head and radial glazing bars taken from the east wall; two side sashes with glazing bars. Castellated parapets to bay. Two ridge chimney stacks, to the west a C19 stack with a single octagonal shaft, to the east a stack of c1600 with three octagonal shafts on moulded bases; one shaft with rib decoration. On the north side, two wings of two storeys with hipped roofs at the original steep pitch; sashes with glazing bars, some blind first floor openings. Segmental heads to ground floor windows. Lean-to between wings with tall semi-circular headed staircase window with glazing bars. In the east wall, an inserted entrance doorway with semi- circular fanlight with radiating glazing bars, and panelled entrance door and reveal. To the right hand side a tripartite sash matching that re-set on the front elevation. One early sash with heavy-section glazing bars on west wall, first floor level. Some first floor rooms with coved plaster ceilings.
Listing NGR: TG3109001361
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 226728
- 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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