Wishing Well Cottage
Wishing Well Cottage, 55-59, Kirkgate
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1171400
- Date first listed:
- 20-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Wishing Well Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- Wishing Well Cottage, 55-59, Kirkgate
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1171400
- Date first listed:
- 20-Sept-1984
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 29-Mar-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Wishing Well Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- Wishing Well Cottage, 55-59, Kirkgate
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:
- Wishing Well Cottage, 55-59, Kirkgate
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:
- Holme Next the Sea
- National Grid Reference:
- TF7039643453
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 17 September 2021 to remove superfluous amendment details and to reformat the text to current standards
TF 74 SW
2/22
HOLME-NEXT-THE-SEA
KIRKGATE (south)
Nos 55, 57 and No 59 (Wishing Well Cottage)
(Formerly listed as Nos 55 57 59, previously listed as Nos. 10, 11, 12)
G.V.
II
House, formerly farmhouse, now three cottages. C17. Chequer work knapped and rubble flint with red chalk, flint galleting. Red pantiles two storeys with attic. East front three ground floor C20 casements, three C20 doors. No. 55, 57 with original brick dressings to windows. No. 55 two blocked first floor windows, at south blocked with coursed clunch with flint galleting. No. 57 has two C20 first floor casements. No. 59 at north has three-light C19 casements with glazing bars. Brick end quoins, brick heightening courses, kneelers and coped parapets. Steep roof with one off-centre C20 brick stack at south and end gable stack at north.
Flat roofed C20 single storey brick extension to south of No. 55 is not of special interest.
Listing NGR: TF7039643453
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 221204
- 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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