Crescent House
CRESCENT HOUSE, TOWN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1125935
- Date first listed:
- 18-Jan-1978
- List Entry Name:
- Crescent House
- Statutory Address:
- CRESCENT HOUSE, TOWN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1125935
- Date first listed:
- 18-Jan-1978
- List Entry Name:
- Crescent House
- Statutory Address 1:
- CRESCENT HOUSE, TOWN 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:
- CRESCENT HOUSE, TOWN STREET
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:
- Upwell
- National Grid Reference:
- TF5027502763
Details
TF 50 SW
16/108
UPWELL
TOWN STREET (West Side)
Crescent House
18.1.78
II*
House, c.1620-40 with early C18 facade. Red brick with paler bricks, tuck pointed, to C18 facade. Parapetted roof of slate with moulded modillion cornice. Two ridge stacks, one with two and the other with four shafts set diagonally. Original plan of two parallel linked ranges with gable ends to road. Three storeys. Stone sills and gauged brick arches to five recessed hung sashes of twelve panes each. The third storey windows are smaller and of only six panes, and three of the windows are blind. Central doorway with doorcase of engaged Ionic columns with pulvinated frieze carved with Greek garland motif. Door and reveals of raised and fielded panels. One gable end to rear has an original label to an attic window, and a similar larger label to a blocked window at first floor, both of cut brick with return stops.
Interior. One first floor room lined with bolection moulded and raised and fielded panelling in two heights with moulded cornice and dado. Bolection moulded fireplace surround. One ground floor room is also panelled. Fine c.1640 closed-string staircase of five flights. Turned balusters, and moulded rail with square newel posts. One first floor room has ovolo moulding to a cross-frame casement, now blocked.
Listing NGR: TF5027502763
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 48170
- 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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