7, ORFORD HILL, 1 AND 3, TIMBERHILL
1 AND 3, TIMBERHILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1372475
- Date first listed:
- 28-Mar-1972
- List Entry Name:
- 7, ORFORD HILL, 1 AND 3, TIMBERHILL
- Statutory Address:
- 1 AND 3, TIMBERHILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1372475
- Date first listed:
- 28-Mar-1972
- List Entry Name:
- 7, ORFORD HILL, 1 AND 3, TIMBERHILL
- Statutory Address 1:
- 1 AND 3, TIMBERHILL
- Statutory Address 2:
- 7, ORFORD HILL
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:
- 1 AND 3, TIMBERHILL
- Statutory Address:
- 7, ORFORD HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Norwich (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TG 23103 08329
Details
TG 2308 SW ORFORD HILL (south side) 23/603 28.3.72. No. 7 GV II* Includes Nos. 1 and 3 Timberhill. Former house and undercroft, now shop and printing works, partly empty at the time of resurvey. House, C17 refaced and altered in the early C19. Red brick, rendered on the timber- hill facade:-3 bays. Central door with reeded surround and pediment. Sash windows with flat rubbed brick arches. Timberhill facade;- Plain shopfront with corner door and end passage - entry.Sash windows with simple surrounds and casement windows at 2nd floor. Box cornice and hipped roof. Undercroft, C15, brick. 4½ bays with side chambers beneath C16 & C17 corner block, turning at east end to follow Timberhill street line. Single order chamfered ribs in quadripartite design to full bays,pointed barrel vault profile to west half bay. Entry stairs with timber treads parallel to south wall and over partially blocked side chamber. Western side chamber contains C17 brickwork conteporary with rear range. North side chamber or exit, now obscured by C19 stairs; remains of springing of arch, plastered chamfer over stairs. Western half-bay: blocked opening, possibly of direct exit to Orford Hill, making the undercroft unique amongst domestic examples in Norwich.
Listing NGR: TG2310308329
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 229372
- 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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