Walpole's Almshouses and Garden Walls
WALPOLE'S ALMSHOUSES AND GARDEN WALLS, THE GREEN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1051454
- Date first listed:
- 26-Feb-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Walpole's Almshouses and Garden Walls
- Statutory Address:
- WALPOLE'S ALMSHOUSES AND GARDEN WALLS, THE GREEN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1051454
- Date first listed:
- 26-Feb-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Walpole's Almshouses and Garden Walls
- Statutory Address 1:
- WALPOLE'S ALMSHOUSES AND GARDEN WALLS, THE GREEN
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:
- WALPOLE'S ALMSHOUSES AND GARDEN WALLS, THE GREEN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Broadland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Freethorpe
- National Grid Reference:
- TG 40949 05444
Details
FREETHORPE THE GREEN (east) TG 40 NW 4/38 Walpole's Almshouses and garden walls. G.V. II Almshouses, dated 1871 of red brick with painted stone dressings and slate roof. 4 attached houses, formed from single storey central range with end cross wings. Symmetrical facade to road of 6 windows, a.b.c.b.b.c.b.a. Gabled porches (c) flanked by 3-light windows. Gothic entrance arches to porches with monogram above. 4 panel doors inside. Cross wing gable walls contain canted bays with hipped roofs and 4-light windows. Shields in gable heads. Gabled porches, flanked by blind 2-light windows in sides of cross wings. Windows have transoms, wrought iron casements and leaded lights. Central leaning buttress with plaque above. Pierced decorated bargeboards, fish scale decoration in roof slates which have fretted ridge 3 symmetrical axial stacks. Garden walls containing gates with Gothic arches project to rear. Central plaque inscribed "Erected by Richard Henry and Harriet Vade Walpole, for the use of 6 poor widows of the parish of Freethorpe. AD 1871".
Listing NGR: TG4094905444
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 228615
- 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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