Creake Abbey Farmhouse
CREAKE ABBEY FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1342331
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Creake Abbey Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- CREAKE ABBEY FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1342331
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1953
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 18-Apr-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Creake Abbey Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- CREAKE ABBEY FARMHOUSE
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:
- CREAKE ABBEY FARMHOUSE
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:
- North Creake
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 85615 39450
Details
TF 83 NE NORTH CREAKE
5/34 Creake Abbey Farmhouse 5.6.53. (formerly listed as Creake Abbey).
G.V. I
Farmhouse incorporating remains of domestic buildings of Creake Abbey (q.v.). Medieval and early C19. Ashlar and rubble stone, flint and brick, red pantiled roofs. 2 storeys, 'L' plan forming part of east and south ranges of monastic cloister (q.v.). Early C19 south front has 3 ground floor tri- partite sashes with glazing bars set in stone architraves, 5 first floor sashes with glazing bars. Off-axis gabled single storey porch incorporating C15 4-centred double hollow chamfered arch with colonnettes with bases and capitals, sub-cusping to inner arch, ogee apex and finial. Set-off angle buttresses, north and south lancets. One axial stack. Rear wall to cloister has one ground floor partly blocked 3-light Gothic headed window, 2 first floor stone"window embrasures. Single storey wing attached at west has 3 sashes with glazing bars. One axial stack. Rear wall to cloister has one complete C15 single lancet, one lancet head only, one 4-centred door arch and one 2-centred door arch. East range on axis with south transept of church has 4 ground and 4 first floor windows. At south one ground floor Gothic arched head 2 light casement, 2 first floor sashes with glazing bars at north one ground floor 2 light and one 3 light Gothic lancet windows, one 2-light casement, 2 first floor sashes. Central straight joint division. Returned north gable has stone quoins, blocked first floor 2 light C15 window, external chimney breast and stack. West return to cloister has one ground floor 3 light and one blocked first floor 2-light Gothic window. Straight joint at middle of east front of this range suggest incorporation of complete monastic build in 2 bays to north. One eaves and one ridge stack, all mid-C19 brick stacks with octagonal shafts, rectangular plinths and copings.
Listing NGR: TF8561539450
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 221566
- 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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