The Gables
THE GABLES, MAIN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1077629
- Date first listed:
- 19-Oct-1951
- List Entry Name:
- The Gables
- Statutory Address:
- THE GABLES, MAIN ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1077629
- Date first listed:
- 19-Oct-1951
- List Entry Name:
- The Gables
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE GABLES, MAIN 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:
- THE GABLES, MAIN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- West Winch
- National Grid Reference:
- TF6357713979
Details
TF 61 SW
8/78
WEST WINCH
SETCHY
Main Road (east side)
The Gables
19-10-51
-
II
House, formerly inn, late C16 and early C17. Brick, pantiles and plain tiles. L shaped with stair turret. 2 storeys. Range to north: 3 bays, 2 storeys, galletted carstone with brick dressings, brick platband; pantiles; Dutch gable to west to road, gable parapet to east with end internal stack; inserted C19 stack behind facade of third bay; fleur de lys finials to tie irons. Ground floor with large openings to left and right under segmental arches, that to left with renewed 4-light casement with glazing bars, that to right part blocked by C19 stack and with inserted sash with glazing bars; centre bay with doorway to left under segmental head, boarded door, inserted casement with glazing bars to right. First floor with 3-light casement with glazing bars to bay 1, double casement with glazing bars to centre bay, blocked opening to third bay with C19 stack to rear.
West facade to road: Dutch gable, platband; hipped roof to right; ground floor with C19 canted bay with flat roof and sashes; blocked opening to left; first floor with central flush sash, blocked openings to left and right; attic with two blocked openings. West range to road: 4 bays (2 cells), 2 storeys, hipped tiled roof, central axial stack; ground floor with doorway to left having coped canopy with shaped wooden brackets, tripartite sash and 3 sashes with glazing bars to right; first floor with 4 sashes. Rear: north range with plain tiles; stair turret gabled to south, within angle of north and west ranges.
Interior: 3-tier butt purlin roof with collars but no ridge piece to north range; roof of west range renewed. Rear wall of north range now to west range with doorway, c.1600, with heavy jewel stopped frame; similar doorway to rear of west range to stair turret. Ground floor: nicked ogee stopped beams to third bay of north range; west range with large stack, fire places to each cell, dropped rear arches to late windows, ogee stopped beam to first cell. Newel stair with winders, boarded panelling below handrail. First floor: between north range and stair turret a 2-light opening with ovolo moulded frame, doorway with heavy moulded frame and jewel stops; similar doorframe but with reeded mouldings to west range from stair turret. Third bay of north range with close ceiling joists, rear arch to one blocked opening.
Listing NGR: TF6357713979
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 222011
- 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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