Colney Hall

COLNEY HALL, WATTON ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1050758
Date first listed:
02-Oct-1951
List Entry Name:
Colney Hall
Statutory Address:
COLNEY HALL, WATTON ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1050758
Date first listed:
02-Oct-1951
List Entry Name:
Colney Hall
Statutory Address 1:
COLNEY HALL, WATTON 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.

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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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Location

Statutory Address:
COLNEY HALL, WATTON ROAD

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

County:
Norfolk
District:
South Norfolk (District Authority)
Parish:
Colney
National Grid Reference:
TG 17086 08237

Details

COLNEY WATTON ROAD TG 10 NE (north side) 4/22 Colney Hall. 2.10.51 II Late C18 house with an attached orangery, reduced by 2 or 3 bays and a storey in c.1960. Colourwashed brick, and orangery of colourwashed ashlar. Modern pantiled roof. 2 storeys with one gabled projection. 2 fine Venetian windows with free standing columns with Corinthian capitals on the inside. Other original windows of sash type with glazing bars. Verandah, balcony and large semi-circular headed windows of c.1960. Channelled stucco quoins. Orangery of 3 bays with large semi-circular headed windows with glazing bars. Pedimented centre bay flanked by engaged columns with unusual Tuscan capitals. Balustrade and flanking double pilasters. Interior transformed into grotto with central fountain. Some fine C18 chimneypieces in main house.

Listing NGR: TG1708608237

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Legacy System number:
226424
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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