College of Art and Design Including Railings to East and North
COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN INCLUDING RAILINGS TO EAST AND NORTH, NELSON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1246058
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jun-1990
- List Entry Name:
- College of Art and Design Including Railings to East and North
- Statutory Address:
- COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN INCLUDING RAILINGS TO EAST AND NORTH, NELSON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1246058
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jun-1990
- List Entry Name:
- College of Art and Design Including Railings to East and North
- Statutory Address 1:
- COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN INCLUDING RAILINGS TO EAST AND NORTH, NELSON ROAD
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:
- COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN INCLUDING RAILINGS TO EAST AND NORTH, NELSON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Great Yarmouth (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TG 52823 07373
Details
GREAT YARMOUTH
TG5207SE NELSON ROAD 839-1/16/122 (West side) 26/06/90 College of Art and Design including railings to east and north
II
School of Art. 1912. By JW Cockrill. Steel frame with red brick cladding and terracotta details. 2 storeys on a basement. Facade faces east, a 3-window range. The corners have polygonal turrets with terracotta panels at the divisions of the storeys and terracotta sills to the windows. Deeply recessed central doors under a Diocletian window, all within a coffered round-arched recess. The arch springs from a triglyph frieze and entablature standing on 4 unfluted Roman Doric columns. One 5-light leaded cross casement left and right and 3 to the first floor. Pilasters flanking central bay rise to a raised parapet to terminate in bulbous terracotta finials. North flank a 4-window range, each divided by polygonal turrets with terracotta details and finials as before. INTERIOR: staircase with wrought-iron balusters supporting a rounded handrail. Wrought-iron railings to the east and north returns with minor Art Deco scrolled finials.
Listing NGR: TG5282307373
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 468566
- 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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