Norton House
NORTON HOUSE, 5, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1295566
- Date first listed:
- 02-Jan-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Norton House
- Statutory Address:
- NORTON HOUSE, 5, CHURCH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1295566
- Date first listed:
- 02-Jan-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Norton House
- Statutory Address 1:
- NORTON HOUSE, 5, CHURCH STREET
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:
- NORTON HOUSE, 5, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bishop's Castle
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 32302 88527
Details
SO 3288 BISHOP'S CASTLE C.P. CHURCH STREET (west side)
12/22 No. 5 (Norton House) -
GV II
House. Cl7, underbuilt and refaced in the early C19. Timber framed, underbuilt with limestone rubble, and stucco facing; slate roof, in 2 ranges to right. 3 framed bays. 2 storeys. Deep eaves, integral brick end stacks to right, and C17 lateral brick stack at rear off- centre to left. 3-window front; 16-pane glazing bar sashes. Mid- to late-C19 four-panelled door between first and second windows from right with 4-part rectangular overlight, architrave, and bracketed hood. Interior: evidence of former continuously jettied first floor. Chamfered and stopped beams; 2 moulded and carved beams with bold leaf decoration on underside (c.f. Blunden Hall, Brampton Road); C17 corner fireplaces with chamfered lintels; early-C18 dog-leg staircase with winders, closed string, turned balusters, moulded hand- rail, columnular bottom newel post, and splat balusters to landing, shaped to represent turned twisted balusters.
Listing NGR: SO3230288527
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 256932
- 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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