Great Witchingham Hall
GREAT WITCHINGHAM HALL, HALL ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1076861
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jan-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Great Witchingham Hall
- Statutory Address:
- GREAT WITCHINGHAM HALL, HALL ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1076861
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jan-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 22-Jul-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Great Witchingham Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- GREAT WITCHINGHAM HALL, HALL ROAD
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:
- GREAT WITCHINGHAM HALL, HALL ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Broadland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Great Witchingham
- National Grid Reference:
- TG1120318602
Details
TG 11 NW
6/31
19.1.52
GREAT WITCHINGHAM
HALL ROAD
Great Witchingham Hall.
(formerly listed as The Hall).
II*
Country house, now partly offices. Late C16/early C17 in origin, much altered
and remodelled in the C19. Red brick with stone and plastered brick dressings:
steeply pitched slate roof. Two and three storeys. On the south front a
Tudor porch and two adjoining bays, three storeys, mullion and transom windows
with pediments, stepped gables and embattled parapets, South wing of 1812 built
by Timothy Tompson: two storeys, pedimented windows, crow-stepped gables, bays
divided by pilaster with crocketted pinnacles. North front remodelled by
Charles Kett Thompson in 1872: three storeys, millioned, transomed and pedimented
windows, stepped gables and crenellated parapets. Two canted bays with polygonal
angle turrets and finials. Many groups of moulded brick chimney shafts with
star-caps. Good fireplace of 1609 with female figures against the ovemantel.
Some panelling, said to have come from Kirstead Hall.
Listing NGR: TG1120318602
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 219939
- 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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