Maritime Museum
MARITIME MUSEUM, WHAPLOAD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1292407
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1977
- List Entry Name:
- Maritime Museum
- Statutory Address:
- MARITIME MUSEUM, WHAPLOAD ROAD
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- 1999-08-29
- Reference:
- IOE01/00492/12
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1292407
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1977
- List Entry Name:
- Maritime Museum
- Statutory Address 1:
- MARITIME MUSEUM, WHAPLOAD 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:
- MARITIME MUSEUM, WHAPLOAD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Lowestoft
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 55202 94399
Details
LOWESTOFT
TM5594SW WHAPLOAD ROAD 914-1/6/82 (West side) 03/10/77 Maritime Museum
II
House, now museum. Dated 1828. Whole pebbles with brick quoins and dressings. Pantiled roof. 2 storeys in 3 bays. Central late C20 door in late C20 brick surround. One window right and left in re-built surrounds but under C19 segmental brick arches: left window late C20, right window a late C19 fixed type. 2 late C20 casements above separated by a stone plaque bearing inscription: Rebuilt 1828/ Huh Lockwood/ Vicar/ John Elph Church/ W Cleveland Warden. Saw-toothed eaves cornice. Gabled roof with re-built C20 internal gable-end stacks. C20 single-storey outshut to west gable. The rear has a C20 extension abutting the ground floor, above which shows two C20 single-light C20 metal casements. Saw-tooth cornice continues. INTERIOR. The staircase rises straight from the entrance in an enclosed flight.
Listing NGR: TM5520294399
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 391366
- 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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