ST HELEN'S HOUSE

ST HELEN'S HOUSE, BISHOPGATE

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1051366
Date first listed:: 05-Jun-1972
List Entry Name:: ST HELEN'S HOUSE
Statutory Address:: ST HELEN'S HOUSE, BISHOPGATE

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Date:: 2001-06-08
Reference:: IOE01/04161/01
Rights:: © Mr David N. Gifford. Source: Historic England Archive

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1051366
Date first listed:: 05-Jun-1972
List Entry Name:: ST HELEN'S HOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: ST HELEN'S HOUSE, BISHOPGATE

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: ST HELEN'S HOUSE, BISHOPGATE

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

County:: Norfolk
District:: Norwich (District Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TG 23663 09052

Details

TG 2208 SE BISHOPGATE (north side) 12/68 5.6.72 St. Helen's House GV II* Former house, now nursing home. C19 with C18 rear. Red and grey brick. Black pantiles. Squat T-shape plan. 2 storeys. 3 bay centre block with 2 bay recessed wings to each side. Semi-circular central bay with central door with rectangular fanlight and attached Doric columns supporting fluted architrave and small hood. 3 windows in central bay. Sash windows throughout with glazing bars and rubbed brick flat arches. Bracket cornice. Hipped roofs. Conical lead roof above centre bay. Interior: Oval entrance hall has three curved doors and cornice. Simple mahogany staircase with oval fluted skylight. Oval room above hall has painting said to be by Angelica Kauffmann. Music room to right has painted doomed ceiling and panels over the doors. Another room to left (with C20 partitions when inspected February 1984) has coved ceiling with moulded Adam-style swags.

Listing NGR: TG2366309052

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Legacy System number:: 228806
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.