Greenland Fishery House
GREENLAND FISHERY HOUSE, 28, BRIDGE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1219470
- Date first listed:
- 01-Dec-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Greenland Fishery House
- Statutory Address:
- GREENLAND FISHERY HOUSE, 28, BRIDGE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1219470
- Date first listed:
- 01-Dec-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Greenland Fishery House
- Statutory Address 1:
- GREENLAND FISHERY HOUSE, 28, BRIDGE 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:
- GREENLAND FISHERY HOUSE, 28, BRIDGE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 61882 19623
Details
KING'S LYNN
TF6119NE BRIDGE STREET 610-1/9/17 (West side) 01/12/51 No.28 Greenland Fishery House
GV II*
Formerly known as: No.28 Greenland Fisheries Museum BRIDGE STREET. House. Built 1605-8 for the merchant John Atkin. The last principally timber-framed house known to have been constructed in Lynn. Brick infill and brick gable-end walls with stacks. Pantiled roof. Single range parallel to street with upper hall plan. 2 storeys and attic Present door in ground floor was originally an open passage leading to 2 cross ranges at rear. Opening from this passage to south was entry to house, and to north entry to shop. Underbuilt brick ground floor, partly rendered. Twin C19 casements left of door, and, in the canted termination to elevation at south gable, a small mullioned window lighting staircase. Right of door is one grille window and a 4-light mullioned window. Moulded jetty bressumer to first floor. Close studded exposed timbers. 3 projecting windows, the 2 to north of 5 lights and transom, other of 4 lights and transom. North window early C17, others late C17 insertions. Original fenestration was, probably, of narrow mullioned windows set immediately under attic jetty, of which the staircase ones survive to south. Moulded bressumer to attic jetty, the wall close studded above. Gabled roof with heavy internal gable-end stacks north and south. Rear wall also timber-framed but obscured by later 2-storey additions incorporating an internal staircase disguising original sub-medieval layout. INTERIOR. Ground floor room south of passage with large central fireplace in south wall. To its left are stairs rising to attic Fireplace also in room (former shop) to right of passage. First floor was upper hall running full length of house with a fireplace at each end. Wall paintings survive on south wall. Painted panels against south wall have non-figurative designs of 1650s. C19 or C20 partitions now divide this room. Stairs continued to attic, which retains C17 partitioning. Larger south part was solar, also heated and also with wall paintings on south wall. Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Listing NGR: TF6188219623
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 384073
- 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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