Letton Hall Stables and Walled Garden

LETTON HALL STABLES AND WALLED GARDEN

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1305322
Date first listed:
21-Feb-1986
List Entry Name:
Letton Hall Stables and Walled Garden
Statutory Address:
LETTON HALL STABLES AND WALLED GARDEN

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1305322
Date first listed:
21-Feb-1986
List Entry Name:
Letton Hall Stables and Walled Garden
Statutory Address 1:
LETTON HALL STABLES AND WALLED GARDEN

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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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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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Location

Statutory Address:
LETTON HALL STABLES AND WALLED GARDEN

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

County:
Norfolk
District:
Breckland (District Authority)
Parish:
Cranworth
National Grid Reference:
TF9707905908

Details

TF 90 NE
5/6

CRANWORTH
Letton Hall stables and walled garden

GV II

Former stables and walled garden. Stables c.1880, and later, walled garden c.1790.
Walled garden probably designed by Sir John Soane. Brick with slate roofs. Stables on 3 sides of a courtyard with rear wall of central range forming one side of walled garden.
Central range consists of a symmetrical 2 storey centre block flanked by single storeyed side wings. Centre block of 3 bays accentuated by giant pilasters and an open pediment to centre bay. Semicircular headed openings to ground floor with central boarded door and fanlight flanked by windows. Small first floor windows beneath segmental arches also flank an upper 2-leaf boarded door. All window frames cast iron with glazing bars. String course, moulded brick cornices, hipped roof and side stacks. Wooden clock turret with a fish scale cupola roof and a weather vane displaying the initials R.T.G.
Side ranges not symmetrical with a 2 storeyed dwelling cum garages to south probably of later date. North range single-storeyed except for 2-storeyed end pavilions with pyramidal roofs. 7 bays with 2-light mullion and transom windows beneath skewback arches. Semicircular headed doorways and gault brick dentil cornices to end bays. Central gabled lucam.
Walled garden rectangular in plan with 3 entrances to stables side, 2 of which consist each of a semicircular headed arch with a segmental inner order flanked by pilasters. The iron hinges and lock mechanisms are set in stone blocks. Other walls plain with some later openings and buttressing.


Listing NGR: TF9707905908

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Legacy System number:
220797
Legacy System:
LBS

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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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