Anchor House
ANCHOR HOUSE, COSLANY SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1206526
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Anchor House
- Statutory Address:
- ANCHOR HOUSE, COSLANY SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1206526
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Anchor House
- Statutory Address 1:
- ANCHOR HOUSE, COSLANY SQUARE
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:
- ANCHOR HOUSE, COSLANY SQUARE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Norwich (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TG2277808833
Details
TG 2208 NE
15/257
5.6.72
COSLANY SQUARE
(south-east side)
Anchor House
(formerly listed as Anchor Brewery
under Coslany Street)
GV
II
Former Anchor Brewery, now offices and maisonettes. Early C19.
In 3 parts. Left range: Yellow brick, pantiled roof (renewed),
2 brick ridge chimneys (rebuilt). 3 storeys; 6 first-floor windows.
Early C19 style shop-front (rebuilt) to right has double half-glazed doors
flanked by shop windows with glazing bars and 4 fluted Doric half-columns
under triglyph frieze with dentilled cornice. 1980s flattened arch to left.
Windows have sashes with glazing bars under flat gauged brick arches.
Box cornice. Date-stone on left wall: B/TJ/1773. 2-storey range adjoining
to right has 3 round-headed ground floor windows with keyblocks and 3 sashes
in weather-boarded first floor (rebuilt). Later C19 Right range (1868)
Red brick with yellow brick details; hipped slate 2-span roof. 4 storeys;
7-window range with 3 bays defined by pilasters. First and second-floor
windows have round-headed casements with glazing bars and cambered brick
arches on the ground and third floors. Dentilled third-floor string course
and moulded eaves cornice. Rounded corner to Westwick Street frontage flanks
a 9-window range in similar style. Carriage arch to left with 3 windows above
joins the left range (q.v.). Former Vat House to rear: Painted brick,
slate roof. Now 2 storeys; 4 window range. Facade has central segmental headed
door flanked by pairs of round-headed windows with glazing bar casements.
Dentilled string course under continuous casement lights. Louvred roof
ventilator. Interior: Left part entirely re-modelled; right part has barrel-
vaulted ground floor with rows of cast iron columns; and the Vat House retains
its original industrial A-frame roof. Remodelled 1983-4 copying original features
where replaced.
Listing NGR: TG2277808833
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 229008
- 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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