Little Manor
LITTLE MANOR, THE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1051113
- Date first listed:
- 18-Feb-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Little Manor
- Statutory Address:
- LITTLE MANOR, THE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1051113
- Date first listed:
- 18-Feb-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Little Manor
- Statutory Address 1:
- LITTLE MANOR, THE STREET
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:
- LITTLE MANOR, THE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- South Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Topcroft
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 26573 92044
Details
TM 29 SE TOPCROFT THE STREET (west side)
4/72 Little Manor - II House (on O.S. map as Little Manor Farm). Circa 1600. Rendered timber frame, brick. Thatched roof, hipped at north end: 3-cell lobby entrance type plan. Facade of 1½ storeys irregular C19 and C20 casement fene- stration. Small C20 light to left. 2 casements with C20 porch to their right. Brick plinth to right of porch; 2 casements. 2 C20 eyebrow dormers. Off-centre axial stack, with C16/C17 brick to base; ridge to right of stack slightly lower. Right hand gable wall of brick. Left hand gable wall timber framed. 2 plank doors with first floor window over previously used as access to hayloft; dripboard above. Casement in gable with dripboard over. C20 lean-to to rear. Interior. North room on ground floor with heavy chamfer to transverse beam, lambs tongue with nick; chamfered joists; 4-light diamond mullion to east wall. Similar ceiling in south room; now used as a work-shop and woodstore with access only from outside; one doorway visible, now blocked, which gave access to central room. Central room has 4-light diamond mullion in west wall; floor possibly inserted, the transverse beam being supported on deal props. North room of first floor has 4-light diamond mullion to east wall; roof north of stack with coupled rafters of heavy scantling. Cambered tie beam with stud partion; arch-braces to tie beam. Roof of slight scantling to south of stack, possibly C18 but restored in C20.
Listing NGR: TM2657392044
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 227419
- 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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