Friary Cottage
FRIARY COTTAGE, FRIAR'S LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1239074
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Friary Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- FRIARY COTTAGE, FRIAR'S LANE
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/12608/27
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1239074
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1953
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 01-Mar-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Friary Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- FRIARY COTTAGE, 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:
- FRIARY COTTAGE, 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:
- TF8384142824
Details
TF 8342
12/69
BURNHAM NORTON
FRIAR'S LANE
Friary Cottage
(formerly listed as Priory Remains including cottage)
5.6.53
II
House, medieval. Flint, clunch and stone dressings early build, flint and stone C20 build, red pantiled roof. 2 storeys with attics. 2 window build to east and east gable incorporate remains of domestic build of C14 of Carmelite Friary (q.v.). 2 window build to west is second half of C20. North front early build survives to first floor window level, limestone east end quoins and kneeler marking height of original build, with brick heightening courses above. 2 ground and 2 first floor 2-light C20 casement windows. C20 build incorporates re-used C14 door embrasure and moulded arch, with one ground and 2 first floor C20 casements. Steeply pitched roof with 2 dormers. East gable of early build has massive north-east angle buttress of cut stone with 2 set offs, 2 first floor stone fire windows with central mullion. C18 brick gable above with 2 windows and tumbling, C20 ground floor lean-to addition. South front of early build, with east end cut stone quoins and kneeler, west end brick quoins, now straight joint. Clunch to level of kneeler at east, brick infill at west. South-east corner has spiral staircase in situ. Blocked re-used C14 door arch attached at south-east.
Listing NGR: TF8384142824
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 416551
- 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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