Aelred House

AELRED HOUSE, MARKET PLACE

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1172163
Date first listed:
30-Nov-1951
List Entry Name:
Aelred House
Statutory Address:
AELRED HOUSE, MARKET PLACE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1172163
Date first listed:
30-Nov-1951
Date of most recent amendment:
15-Feb-1979
List Entry Name:
Aelred House
Statutory Address 1:
AELRED HOUSE, MARKET PLACE

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
AELRED HOUSE, MARKET PLACE

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

County:
Norfolk
District:
North Norfolk (District Authority)
Parish:
Walsingham
National Grid Reference:
TF 93370 36743

Details

1. 5320 LITTLE WALSINGHAM MARKET PLACE (North Side)

Aelred House (formerly listed as Franciscan Friary) TF 9336 NW 1/46 30.11.51.

II GV

2. C18 red brick house. Moulded brick string course, moulded brick modillion cornice and parapet. Steep black-glazed pantile roof with gabled ends; 2 storeys and attic. 2:4:2 bays, centre 4 bays project slightly. Sashes with thick glazing bars in exposed moulded casing, flat rubbed brick arches, one 1st floor window blocked. Two doorways, left hand door in heavy moulded doorcase with panelled frieze and moulded hood on shaped brackets, fielded panel door. Doorway right of centre with moulded doorcase, rectangular fanlight, moulded hood with panelled soffit on shaped brackets, fielded panel door. Two square section down pipes with rainwater heads with cornices and lions rampant. Three flat-roofed dormers with cornices and sashes with glazing bars. Left hand end (west) set back with splayed corner, small C18 red brick wing; fielded panel door with sash with glazing bars above; hipped pantile roof; brick string course. Interior: C18 staircase with turned balusters, moulded rail and turned newels; facing rear a round-headed stair sash with glazing bars. Ground floor room one wall with fielded panelling, 2 niches on either side of fireplace with fluted pilasters and round shell heads, one converted to doorway.

Listing NGR: TF9337036743

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
223214
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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