Mere House
MERE HOUSE, THE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1051138
- Date first listed:
- 18-Feb-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Mere House
- Statutory Address:
- MERE HOUSE, THE STREET
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- Date:
- 2002-06-25
- Reference:
- IOE01/06781/12
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1051138
- Date first listed:
- 18-Feb-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Mere House
- Statutory Address 1:
- MERE HOUSE, 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:
- MERE HOUSE, 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:
- Seething
- National Grid Reference:
- TM3183997471
Details
TM 39 NW
3/55
SEETHING
THE STREET
(west side)
Mere House
GV
II
House. C18, possibly with earlier core. Brick with gault brick
dressings. Glazed black pantile roof. 3-cell plan with probably C18
extension to rear. Facade of 7 bays, 2 storeys. C20 cross-casements
under rubbed brick arches, those to ground floor with gault brick key-
stones and moulded gault brick flat pediments. Bands of gault brick
between bays; gault brick pilasters between second and third bay and fifth
and sixth bay. Central doorcase with fluted pilasters, keystone over
door; guttae to architrave; metopes to frieze; dentils to cornice and
pediment. Door of 6 raised and fielded panels; top 2 glazed. 7 casements
to first floor with inset panel below having central gault brick strip;
gault brick reveals to central window over door. Off-centre axial stack
and gable end stack. Platband to gable walls. Roof originally hipped,
gable now built up in later bricks. Interior. C18 pine staircase with
turned balusters and ramped and wreathed handrail. Ceiling to stairwell
with plaster roundel encircling angel's head and wings; stylised flowers
at cardinal points. One avolo moulded transverse beam to ground floor,
plaster coving cut by later partition.
Listing NGR: TM3183997471
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 227402
- 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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