The Nunnery
THE NUNNERY, SWAFFHAM ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1172032
- Date first listed:
- 30-Oct-1985
- Statutory Address:
- THE NUNNERY, SWAFFHAM ROAD
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- Date:
- 2002-01-16
- Reference:
- IOE01/05329/09
- Rights:
- © Mrs Janet Johnston. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1172032
- Date first listed:
- 30-Oct-1985
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE NUNNERY, SWAFFHAM ROAD
Location
- Statutory Address:
- THE NUNNERY, SWAFFHAM ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Breckland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hilborough
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 82707 00534
Details
TF 80 SW HILBOROUGH SWAFFHAM ROAD (north side)
2/17 The Nunnery 30:10:85 GV II
House. Early C18 and later. Brick, gault brick and flint with brick dressings. Pantile and slate roofs. Continuous outshut added to rear of main block which, in turn, is attached to a C19 self- contained cottage. Main block. One and a half storeys. Brick facade with decorative vertical bands of black headers. Slightly advanced centre bay with a later gault brick porch which has a 4-centred arch and 2-leaf door with cover strips. One C19 rectangular bay to the left with a chamfered mullion 3-light window and hipped roof. Greenhouse projecting from right hand bay. Upper floor with 3 C19 2-light chamfered mullion windows and a circular window (a characteristic feature of Hilborough estate cottages). Sawtooth cornice. Brick and flint south gable-end with canted gault brick bay and a 2-light chamfered mullion window. Central axial stack with 4 rebuilt angled shafts. Rear cottage in flint with brick dressings. One and a half storeys. Boarded door with cover strips, one 2-light casement window with a reduced window above. External gable-end stack with 2 angled shafts. Hilborough Hall Estate.
Listing NGR: TF8270700534
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 220964
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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