The Louis Marchesi Public House
THE LOUIS MARCHESI PUBLIC HOUSE, 17, TOMBLAND
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1210774
- Date first listed:
- 26-Feb-1976
- List Entry Name:
- The Louis Marchesi Public House
- Statutory Address:
- THE LOUIS MARCHESI PUBLIC HOUSE, 17, TOMBLAND
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2002-12-19
- Reference:
- IOE01/09852/30
- Rights:
- © Mr E.M Trendell. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1210774
- Date first listed:
- 26-Feb-1976
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 08-Apr-1986
- List Entry Name:
- The Louis Marchesi Public House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE LOUIS MARCHESI PUBLIC HOUSE, 17, TOMBLAND
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:
- THE LOUIS MARCHESI PUBLIC HOUSE, 17, TOMBLAND
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:
- TG 23310 08887
Details
TG 2308 NW TOMBLAND (west side) 16/892 26.2.76. No. 17. The Louis Marchesi P.H. (formerly listed as the Waggon & Horses P.H.). GV II* Former use unknown, now Public House. C15 undercroft. Late C15 street range with C16 rear addition. C17. C18. alterations, adiitions. Rendered masonry ground floor. Pseudo timber framing covering late C15 timber frame. Plain tiles on street range and pantiles on rear range. Corner site, 'L' shape plan. 2 storey. 3 bay street range with central door and C19 mullion and transome windows with leaded lights. C19 timber-framing on first floor with 9-light mullion and transome windows. The rear ground floor room has a fine early C16 moulded timber ceiling which does not extend the full width of the room, stopping short of the south wall to allow for a passage which is lit by a frieze window. The first floor of the street range has the re- mains of the C15 timber frame with expanded head wall posts, arch braces and cambered ties. C19 roof, but the south gable has a truss embedded into it, showing that the roof had diminished principal rafters, windbracing and large cambered collars. Beneath the rear range is a 2 bay brick built under- croft with heavy, double order diagonal ribs, 2 side and one end chamber. The building is graded II for the undercroft, which forms part of an impor- tant group within the City walls and for the surviving late C15 timber framing.
Listing NGR: TG2331008887
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 229672
- 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.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 16-Jun-2026 at 07:48:53.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.