Sycamore House Including Butcher's Shop

SYCAMORE HOUSE INCLUDING BUTCHER'S SHOP, CHURCH PLAIN

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1305126
Date first listed:
21-Feb-1986
List Entry Name:
Sycamore House Including Butcher's Shop
Statutory Address:
SYCAMORE HOUSE INCLUDING BUTCHER'S SHOP, CHURCH PLAIN

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1305126
Date first listed:
21-Feb-1986
List Entry Name:
Sycamore House Including Butcher's Shop
Statutory Address 1:
SYCAMORE HOUSE INCLUDING BUTCHER'S SHOP, CHURCH PLAIN

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
SYCAMORE HOUSE INCLUDING BUTCHER'S SHOP, CHURCH PLAIN

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Norfolk
District:
Breckland (District Authority)
Parish:
Mattishall
National Grid Reference:
TG 05320 11006

Details

MATTISHALL CHURCH PLAIN TG 0511 TG 0510 (south west side) 12/56 13/56 Sycamore House including Butcher's Shop GV II Butcher's shop and dwelling. Early C18 house with mid C19 shop. C20 refurbishment. Brick with black header chequer pattern to early part. Black pantile roofs. 2 storeys with attic. Earlier block. South facade with irregular fenestration consisting of, at ground floor, one late C18 3-light mullion and transom window beneath a skewback arch with cambered soffit, one similar window with segmental arch, one narrow original blocked window beneath a skewback arch and one C20 window. Moulded brick platband and at first floor one sash window with glazing bars and 2 C20 windows. Sawtooth cornice. North facade also with moulded brick platband and sawtooth cornice. C19 off-centre panelled door beneath an original skewback arch. 2 other original skewback arches at ground floor, one blocked, the other with a C20 sash window with glazing bars. At first floor 2 C18 sash windows with glazing bars. C20 sloping dormer. Contemporary former stair outshut adjacent with one original doorway beneath a skewback arch and one C20 sash window with glazing bars. C18 lean-to extension to west side. Shop side extension probably represents the part demolition of original block. Facade of 3 bays with 2-storeyed canted bays to either side of entrance. Sash windows with glazing bars at first floor and single vertical glazing bars at ground floor. Modern door beneath a C19 skewback arch with cambered soffit. Gable with tumbling-in and a 2-centred central window.

Listing NGR: TG0532011006

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
220848
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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