Britannia Chambers and Attached Area Railings
BRITANNIA CHAMBERS AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, 22, THORPE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1290374
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Britannia Chambers and Attached Area Railings
- Statutory Address:
- BRITANNIA CHAMBERS AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, 22, THORPE ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1290374
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Britannia Chambers and Attached Area Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- BRITANNIA CHAMBERS AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, 22, THORPE 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:
- BRITANNIA CHAMBERS AND ATTACHED AREA RAILINGS, 22, THORPE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Norwich (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TG 23930 08452
Details
TG 2308 SE THORPE ROAD (north side) 24/860 5.6.72. No. 22 (Britannia Chambers) and attached area railings. - II House, now offices. Late C19 possibly by G. Skipper. Facade of Costessey tiles; red brick basement and gable ends; plain tile roof; 2 end chimneys with tile cladding. 2 storeys, attic and basement. 3 first-floor windows, symmetrical. 6 steps up to panelled double-leaf doors with plain fanlight in canted porch with moulded pilasters and broken pediment. 2-storey canted bay windows to right and left have mullioned and transomed windows with fluted half-columns. Frieze with moulded mermen figures. Central first- floor window is flanked by moulded half-columns supporting a scrolled pediment. 2-light attic windows to right and left have moulded pilasters and curved pediments. Central wooden dormer with fluted pilasters and pediment. Interior: the entrance hall has three 6-panelled doors with broken pediments and another half-glazed door with stained glass. Staircase has elaborately carved arcade, newel posts and strings. Ribbed plaster ceiling with moulded cornice. C20 cladding to doors on first floor and C20 partitions on attic stairs. Area railings of elaborate wrought iron are joined to the porch and are set on a dwarf brick wall flanked by a garden wall with plain brick panels and moulded tile frieze to right. Passage gate to left adjoins left- boundary wall with stepped coping. Fine interior joinery.
Listing NGR: TG2393008452
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 229640
- 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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