Dial House and Dial Cottage, Harbour Cottage and Waterside Attached to West

DIAL HOUSE AND DIAL COTTAGE, HARBOUR COTTAGE AND WATERSIDE ATTACHED TO WEST

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1237920
Date first listed:
05-Jun-1953
List Entry Name:
Dial House and Dial Cottage, Harbour Cottage and Waterside Attached to West
Statutory Address:
DIAL HOUSE AND DIAL COTTAGE, HARBOUR COTTAGE AND WATERSIDE ATTACHED TO WEST
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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1237920
Date first listed:
05-Jun-1953
List Entry Name:
Dial House and Dial Cottage, Harbour Cottage and Waterside Attached to West
Statutory Address 1:
DIAL HOUSE AND DIAL COTTAGE, HARBOUR COTTAGE AND WATERSIDE ATTACHED TO WEST

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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.

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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
DIAL HOUSE AND DIAL COTTAGE, HARBOUR COTTAGE AND WATERSIDE ATTACHED TO WEST

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:
Brancaster
National Grid Reference:
TF7918044359

Details

TF 74 SE
5/5

BRANCASTER
BRANCASTER STAITHE
Dial House and Dial Cottage, Harbour Cottage and Waterside attached to west

5.6.53

G.V.
II

House. C17 build, altered c.1700 and later. Pebble flint, red brick, red pantiled roof. 3 bays, 2 storeys, with central 2 storey gabled porch addition. Brick stitching of replaced long and low windows at first floor east suggest early build, brick rusticated end quoins and additional 2 storey gabled porch with similar rustication suggest c.1700 alteration. Central porch has segmental brick arched entrance, first floor sash with glazing bars, stone sun dial and brick coped ogee pediment gable. To east 2 ground floor and one first floor sashes with glazing bars, brick dressings and flat arches. To west one ground floor sash with glazing bars and one 2 leaf French door, both with c.1800 gault brick dressings, one first floor plate glass sash with single upright glazing bar, earlier brick dressings. Brick heightening eaves courses. West gable and flat roofed rear addition mid C20.
Attached at west Dial Cottage and Harbour Cottage, an early C19 brick and pantiled addition of 2 builds and 2 storeys, now in 2 further separate occupations. Single bay straight joint addition. Dial Cottage has single ground and first floor sash with glazing bars, further straight joint addition Harbour Cottage has single ground and first floor sash with glazing bars under flat rubbed brick arches, boarded door with simple pentice canopy.
To west and of same build and details Waterside, 3 bay house imitates the facade of Dial House; a central porch with ground floor gothic arch, first floor sash with glazing bars, C20 stone plaque, ogee pediment gable, to east and west single ground and first floor sash with glazing bars under flat rubbed brick arches, coped end gable. 2 end and 3 ridge stacks to whole row.
Dial Cottage, Harbour Cottage and Waterside are included primarily for group value.


Listing NGR: TF7918044359

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
415103
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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