Tilney Old Hall Including Forecourt Walls
TILNEY OLD HALL INCLUDING FORECOURT WALLS, WHITECROSS LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1237257
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Tilney Old Hall Including Forecourt Walls
- Statutory Address:
- TILNEY OLD HALL INCLUDING FORECOURT WALLS, WHITECROSS LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1237257
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1951
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 24-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Tilney Old Hall Including Forecourt Walls
- Statutory Address 1:
- TILNEY OLD HALL INCLUDING FORECOURT WALLS, WHITECROSS LANE
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:
- TILNEY OLD HALL INCLUDING FORECOURT WALLS, WHITECROSS LANE
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:
- Tilney All Saints
- National Grid Reference:
- TF5655418604
Details
TF 51 NE
8/44
TILNEY ALL SAINTS
WHITECROSS LANE
Tilney Old Hall including Forecourt Walls
(formerly listed as Tilney Hall)
11.8.51
-
II
House of irregular plan. Late C16. Brick with thatched roofs. 2 storeys. South front with cross wing to right. In centre of main block a 2 storey gabled porch of square plan. Round arched entrance leads to C20 door. Gable head rebuilt. One renewed casement to left and right in each floor, those to right of 3-light cross casements, remainder of 2-light mullioned windows. Dentil eaves cornice to right bay. Gabled roof. Cross wing with longer roof slope to west to accommodate staircase. Gable wall pierced by 4 openings of irregular disposition, all under segmental arches. Tumbling in gable head. Ridge stack over junction of wings : square plinth carrying quadruple square flues.
Interior. Chamfered bridging beam in dining room with tongue stops. Inglenook fireplace. Winder staircase by stack survives to attic. Roof of principals and curved collars. One tier through purlins.
Forecourt walls extend to south terminating in brick piers.
Listing NGR: TF5655418604
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 428479
- 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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