Gatehouse, Carmelite Friary Ruins
GATEHOUSE, CARMELITE FRIARY RUINS, FRIAR'S LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1239045
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Gatehouse, Carmelite Friary Ruins
- Statutory Address:
- GATEHOUSE, CARMELITE FRIARY RUINS, FRIAR'S LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1239045
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1953
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 01-Mar-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Gatehouse, Carmelite Friary Ruins
- Statutory Address 1:
- GATEHOUSE, CARMELITE FRIARY RUINS, FRIAR'S 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:
- GATEHOUSE, CARMELITE FRIARY RUINS, FRIAR'S 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:
- Burnham Norton
- National Grid Reference:
- TF8381542776
Details
TF 8342
12/67
BURNHAM NORTON
FRIAR'S LANE (east)
Gatehouse, Carmelite Friary Ruins
(formerly listed as Priory ruins including cottage)
5.6.53
G.V.
I
Gatehouse to former friary, the first Carmelite foundation (1241) after expulsion (1238) from Mount Carmel in Sinai. C14 Decorated, perhaps related to a recorded enlargement in 1343. Lower rubble, upper squared and knapped flint, cut stone dressings, C20 tiled roof. 2 storeys. West front ground floor entrance arch with canted richly moulded arch, simple quoined reveals, label mould. String course above with segmental arched recessed typanum with moulded bases for 3 missing statues, knapped flint infill. Entrance arch and typanum are recessed under a segmental headed arch, continued as string course either side. Pebble flint below this line, knapped, squared flint above. 2 trefoil headed blank arches and outer buttresses on either side. String course above with central 2-centred arched window with tracery temporarily removed, 2 blank arches with Decorated tracery either side, outer buttresses. Gable has 3 blank traceried lancets, kneelers and coped parapet. East elevation has deeply moulded attached piers with bases and capitals, arch, 2 niches, above. 2 blank intersected and cusped tracery windows.
Interior has 2 richly moulded vaulted bays with attached wall shafts, ribs and 2 defaced central bosses. Ground floor south door, first floor north door.
Scheduled Ancient Monument, County Number 202.
Listing NGR: TF8381542776
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 416549
- 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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