Church Farmhouse
CHURCH FARMHOUSE, THE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1077441
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jul-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Church Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH FARMHOUSE, THE STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1077441
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jul-1951
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-May-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Church Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH FARMHOUSE, 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:
- CHURCH FARMHOUSE, THE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Breckland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Blo' Norton
- National Grid Reference:
- TM0121979793
Details
TM 07 NW BLO' NORTON THE STREET
8/5 Church Farmhouse (formerly listed
21/7/51 as Church Farmhouse and barns)
- II*
Farmhouse. Late C15, altered early C18. Timber framed with plastered wattle
and daub infill and pantiled roofs. T plan, the stem originally a first floor
hall of C15, the cross wing to north altered C18. 2 storeys. East front with
central door with 4-light C18 timber cross casement to left. Rectangular
pargetting to plaster. Jettied first floor with rod moulded bressummer. 2
C16 casements to first floor. Gabled roof. North cross wing with C18 casements
to south, C20 to north and stepped C16 external stack. Gabled roof. Southern
extension early C18 blacksmiths' with diamond stopped bridging beams and fire-
place, the stack of which incorporates original hall stack. Gabled roof of
black glazed pantiles. 2 gabled cross wings to west of original range, that
to south C18 with stepped external stack. Northern cross wing original with
2 C18 casements. Interior of lounge has fine bridging beam with 5 rolls, lower
fillet and tongue stops. Joists similar with rolled side chamfers. Close
studding of frame partly exposed but complete. Excellent roof of 4 crown posts
of square section with 4 arched braces carried on square jowled fillets.
Crown purlin and collars intact, the former with face-halved scarf joint.
Listing NGR: TM0121979793
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 220524
- 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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