How Hill House

How Hill House, How Hill Road

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1171918
Date first listed:: 12-May-1987
List Entry Name:: How Hill House
Statutory Address:: How Hill House, How Hill Road

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1171918
Date first listed:: 12-May-1987
List Entry Name:: How Hill House
Statutory Address 1:: How Hill House, How Hill Road

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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Location

Statutory Address:: How Hill House, How Hill Road

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

County:: Norfolk
District:: North Norfolk (District Authority)
Parish:: Ludham
National Park:: THE BROADS
National Grid Reference:: TG 37255 19056

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 15 September 2023 to correct a typo in the description and to reformat the text to current standards

TG 31 NE 8/72

LUDHAM HOW HILL ROAD (west side) How Hill House

G.V. II

House. 1903 with later additions, by E.T. Boardman. Roughcast brick and thatched roof. T. plan. Two and a half storeys. Single storey service wings to north and east and to south a bow fronted living room over a basement level loggia. Built in a vernacular Jacobean style with studied irregular fenestration of lead glazed casements with pargetted architraves of trailing vine pattern, and above, projecting stone hood moulds. Splayed bay window on the east end of the south front, of two storeys with a stone parapet with an open strapwork design. To its left a stone porch with open semi-circular pediment with consoles on rusticated pilasters and inscribed T. B. 1904, F. E. B. North elevation has wide gabled projection with two bulls eye windows at each end, and irregular fenestration. Roofs gabled with moulded timber bargeboards. Three eyebrow dormers and one gabled dormer to north. Ironwork includes scrolled gutter brackets, inscribed hopper heads, door handles, latches and window furniture.

Much of the original interior intact, including panelled hall, staircase and sitting room. Fitted cupboards in bedrooms and landing, and moulded chimney pieces all in a Country House manner. Designed and built by E.T. Boardman 1861-1950. Lord Mayor of Norwich 1905, High Sheriff of Norfolk 1933. E. Boardman and sons were leading East Anglian Victorian and Edwardian designers of country houses, chapels and public buildings.

Listing NGR: TG3725519056

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Legacy System number:: 224403
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.