Alma House Including Boundary Walls to North and South
ALMA HOUSE INCLUDING BOUNDARY WALLS TO NORTH AND SOUTH, YARMOUTH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1152917
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Alma House Including Boundary Walls to North and South
- Statutory Address:
- ALMA HOUSE INCLUDING BOUNDARY WALLS TO NORTH AND SOUTH, YARMOUTH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1152917
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1951
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 30-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Alma House Including Boundary Walls to North and South
- Statutory Address 1:
- ALMA HOUSE INCLUDING BOUNDARY WALLS TO NORTH AND SOUTH, YARMOUTH 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:
- ALMA HOUSE INCLUDING BOUNDARY WALLS TO NORTH AND SOUTH, YARMOUTH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- South Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Broome
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 34317 90840
Details
BROOME YARMOUTH ROAD TM 39 SW 6/24 Alma House including 25-9-51 boundary walls to north and south (formerly listed as Broome Heath House GV and barns)
II*
Farmhouse, early C18. Panels of red and grey brick; red brick dressings. Hipped roof of red and smut pantiles, arranged in a pattern on elevation to Yarmouth Road. Two storeys and attics, part-cellar. Principal facade to west, of six bays with cross casements under rubbed brick arches. Doorway one bay off-centre to north: 6-panelled door, Doric doorcase with fluted pilasters. Platband at first floor level. Coved eaves cornice. Square panelled chimney stack off-centre to south. South elevation of four bays with parapeted gable to east, internal chimney stack with panelled top. East elevation of three gables, two with tumbling-in at base. The two northern gables have cross casements with segmental heads and leaded glazing. 6-panelled partly glazed door in altered opening. North elevation of three widely-spaced cross casements on first floor; ground floor openings altered. Three casements and two doorways with segmental heads; one doorway now blocked. Platband at floor level. Interior has good stair with three turned balusters per tread; some C18 panelling on ground floor. Attached boundary walls of red brick forming garden area to west of house with dwarf brick wall surmounted by iron railings to road frontage. Boundary wall continues to north in flint with red brick piers and roll moulding coping, to south in red brick with saddle-back copings.
Listing NGR: TM3431790840
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 226800
- 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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