Thornham Cottage and Ilex House
THORNHAM COTTAGE AND ILEX HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1342260
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Thornham Cottage and Ilex House
- Statutory Address:
- THORNHAM COTTAGE AND ILEX HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1342260
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1953
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 20-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Thornham Cottage and Ilex House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THORNHAM COTTAGE AND ILEX HOUSE, HIGH 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:
- THORNHAM COTTAGE AND ILEX HOUSE, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Thornham
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 73797 43319
Details
TF 73 43 THORNHAM HIGH STREET (south)
8/110 Thornham Cottage and Ilex House 5/6/53 (Formerly listed as Thornham - II Cottage)
House, now in 2 occupations. Early to mid C17 with datestone of 1624. Previously listed as Thornham Cottage. Knapped and galleted flint with carstone and brick dressings, black glazed pantiled roof. 3 window 2 storey and attics house with central porch. c.1800 second pile addition to east at rear, gabled addition forming "L" plan c.1900 at east at front. Gabled 2 storey porch knapped and galletted flint with squared carstone diapering and brick dressings. Open ground floor brick entrance arch, chamfered brick first floor 3-light casement window with drip mould above, datestone with initials "R T A 1624". Above brick coped gable and pantiled roof. Range to west with one ground and one first floor single light casement and paired casement with brick dressings and arched headed wooden frames. To east one ground floor single light paired casement 2 first floor single light and one paired casement, brick dressings and wooden Gothic arched headed frames. Brick quoins and corbelled out eaves cornice, 3 2-light casement flat roofed attic dormers with Gothic arched headed frames. 3 C19 brick ridge stacks, set of 4 shafts to east and west gables, 2 shafts in centre. c.1900 east end gables cross wing in squared clunch with brick dressings with one ground floor single light and one 2-light casements, one first floor 3-light and one gable 2-light casements, brick dressings, Gothic arched headed wooden frames. Second pile to rear c.1800, knapped flint with 2 ground floor sashes with glazing bars and 2 French doors. 3 first floor sashes with glazing bars with blind boxes. Interior : c.1700 panelled room to west ground floor.
Listing NGR: TF7379743319
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 221292
- 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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