The Priory
The Priory, Beccles Road, St Olaves, NR31 9HE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1051010
- Date first listed:
- 27-Nov-1954
- List Entry Name:
- The Priory
- Statutory Address:
- The Priory, Beccles Road, St Olaves, NR31 9HE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1051010
- Date first listed:
- 27-Nov-1954
- List Entry Name:
- The Priory
- Statutory Address 1:
- The Priory, Beccles Road, St Olaves, NR31 9HE
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:
- The Priory, Beccles Road, St Olaves, NR31 9HE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Great Yarmouth (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Fritton and St. Olaves
- National Park:
- The Broads
- National Grid Reference:
- TM4585799445
Details
TM 49 NE
10/25
FRITTON & ST. OLAVES
BECCLES ROAD (north side)
The Priory
27.11.54
G.V.
II
House. C17 and C18. Brick with roof of black glazed pantiles. Facade of two storeys and dormer attic in four bays. Panelled door right of centre behind flat reeded porch on reeded columns and engaged columns. To right of door one tripartite sash each floor under gauged skewback arches. To left one tripartite sash each floor as before. One sash each floor to terminate facade to west. Dentil eaves cornice below gabled roof. Two low pitched gabled dormers with casements. Internal east gable end stack. Partly external western gable end stack. Rear has two storey hipped block added in early C19. Three bays. Two tall sash windows to ground floor and half glazed C20 door. Three smaller sashes to first floor. Windows have glazing bars and gauged skewback arches. Dentil eaves cornice. Roof of slate. One storey and dormer attic cross wing extends north from west end of main block. One door and two sash windows to ground floor. One gabled dormer in roof.
Interior. Bridging beams of cellar chamfered and tongue stopped. C17 brickwork exists in patches. Roofs all of principals, purlins and collars.
Listing NGR: TM4585799445
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 227760
- 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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