7, ST NICHOLAS STREET

7, ST NICHOLAS STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1096880
Date first listed:
09-May-1991
List Entry Name:
7, ST NICHOLAS STREET
Statutory Address:
7, ST NICHOLAS STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1096880
Date first listed:
09-May-1991
List Entry Name:
7, ST NICHOLAS STREET
Statutory Address 1:
7, ST NICHOLAS 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.

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
7, ST NICHOLAS STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Norfolk
District:
South Norfolk (District Authority)
Parish:
Diss
National Grid Reference:
TM1162280041

Details

The following item shall be added:

TM 18 SW
4/166

DISS
ST NICHOLAS STREET (north side)
No. 7

GV
II

House, now shop premises. C17, extended in C20. Plastered, timber frame. Steeply pitched pantile roof with plain bargeboards to gable ends and shaped rafter ends exposed at eaves. Axial stack truncated below roof.

2-room plan with central axial stack, situated set back at right angles to street.

2 storeys and attic. 3-window west front facing yard. C19 and C20 casements, small central first floor casement. Possibly, blocked central doorway. North able end has C19 2-light attic casement anf flat roof single storey extension. Rear east elevation has small casement under eaves. South gable end facing street has casement in gable and projecting single storey C20 shop.

Interior: Ground floor, both rooms have chamfered axial beams with cyma and notch stops. First floor chambers have similar, but lateral beams, the south chamber with exposed studded walls with tension braces. All fireplaces blocked. Winder stairs beside stack to attics. Roof ceiled but exposed tenoned purlins, collars and curved wind braces, the north attic has exposed collar and clasped upper purlins exposed and close-studding exposed in north end gable. The ground storey of south end wall has been removed for C20 shop.


Listing NGR: TM1162280041

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
359858
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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