Abbey Cottage
ABBEY COTTAGE, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1077683
- Date first listed:
- 15-Aug-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Abbey Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- ABBEY COTTAGE, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1077683
- Date first listed:
- 15-Aug-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Abbey Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- ABBEY COTTAGE, CHURCH LANE
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:
- ABBEY COTTAGE, CHURCH LANE
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:
- Castle Acre
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 81518 15042
Details
CASTLE ACRE CHURCH LANE (west side) TF 8115
11/2 Abbey Cottage. 15.8.60.
II
Cottage. Perhaps C15 east gable, C19 cottage extension. East gable has fine plinth of chequered flushwork. Squared clunch blocks with squared knapped flint, rubble and knapped flint above. Cottage of flint rubble, brick extension at west. Red pantiled roof. 3 windows, 2 storeys. East gable embrassure of large window, stone jambs, C18 and C19 pointed arch head in brick, blocked with knapped flint. Stone quoins. Cottage has 3 ground floor windows, one C19 Holkham Estate cast-iron 3-light casement, 3 first floor windows, 2 C19 cast-iron 2-light casements. Low pitched roof with one ridge and one west end stack. Gable perhaps that of C15 chapel on this site indicated by C18 maps references to Almoner's Garden or Chapel Close.
Listing NGR: TF8151815042
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 221870
- 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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