Cauis House
CAUIS HOUSE, 3, 5 AND 7, MIDDLETON STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1196685
- Date first listed:
- 29-Dec-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Cauis House
- Statutory Address:
- CAUIS HOUSE, 3, 5 AND 7, MIDDLETON STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1196685
- Date first listed:
- 29-Dec-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Cauis House
- Statutory Address 1:
- CAUIS HOUSE, 3, 5 AND 7, MIDDLETON STREET
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:
- CAUIS HOUSE, 3, 5 AND 7, MIDDLETON STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- South Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Wymondham
- National Grid Reference:
- TG 10854 01601
Details
WYMONDHAM
TG1001 MIDDLETON STREET 655-1/8/124 (South West side) 29/12/50 Nos.3, 5 AND 7 Cauis House
GV II
House, now one retail shop and a department store. Early C18, much altered mid C20, especially to interior. Brick with roofs of black glazed pantiles. 2 storeys and attic storey in 7 bays divided into 2-3-2 rhythm, each articulated by brick giant pilasters with rendered block architraves rising to metope frieze. Above frieze is parapet elaborated into attic storey. Pediment with occulus over centre 3 bays. Central doorcase formed of a pair of Tuscan columns with a metope frieze supporting a dentilled pediment. Glazed C20 door. Second door to left and a plate glass shop display window immediately right. Both side groups of 2 bays filled with late C20 glazed shop fronts, forming the actual entrances. First floor lit through 7 sash windows with glazing bars, gauged skewback arches and keystones. 4 attic sashes. Hipped roof. Ridge stack left of centre. Cross wing runs south-west from south end in 2 builds: 2 storeys and dormer attic. Scattered fenestration of sash windows. Rear also with sashes and 3 hipped dormers in roof. Stacks on cross wing ridge. INTERIOR. Open string staircase with 3 twisted balusters on turned bases to each tread. Scrolled tread-ends. Moulded handrail and fluted newel columns. Panelled dado. Stairwell with cornice decorated with egg-and-dart and key interlace, said to be repeated under suspended ceiling of west ground-floor room. Interior largely opened into showroom.
Listing NGR: TG1085401601
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 386189
- 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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