Sutherland House
SUTHERLAND HOUSE, OVERSTAND ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1373900
- Date first listed:
- 01-Mar-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Sutherland House
- Statutory Address:
- SUTHERLAND HOUSE, OVERSTAND ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1373900
- Date first listed:
- 01-Mar-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Sutherland House
- Statutory Address 1:
- SUTHERLAND HOUSE, OVERSTAND ROAD
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:
- SUTHERLAND HOUSE, OVERSTAND ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- North Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Cromer
- National Grid Reference:
- TG 22432 41689
Details
CROMER OVERSTRAND ROAD
TG 24 SW
2/78 Sutherland House
II House. Circa 1886 by E J May for one of the Barclay family. Red brick in Flemish bond with moulded brick dressings and applied timber framing and tile-hanging in gables. Axial stacks with tall brick shafts with moulded caps, some with buttressed bases. Steeply pitched plain tile roofs with-moulded bargeboards and pendants to jettied tile-hung and timber frame gables.
Plan: Principal rooms at south (right hand) end around entrance and stair hall, axial passage through service range to left (north) and adjoining lodge on north end.
Old English Style.
2 storeys and attic. Asymmetrical 1:2:1:1 bay west front with gables projecting left and to right of centre, the left with 3-storey canted bay with buttresses to brick first and second floors and with wooden top storey. Bays 2 and 3 flanked by diagonal buttresses, bay 2 with oriel. Gabled bay 4 has 5-light attic window with 4-central arches and polygonal stair turret with battlements to right and gabled tile-hung, timber and brick porch in angle with panelled inner door with radiating balusters to semi-circular top panel. Polygonal sigle storey bay on right hand corner and later rebuilt conservatory on rear (sout-east) corner. Rear east garden front has group of 4 superimposed tile-hung and timber-frame gables to right, the centre 2 integral, the outer gables projecting and with 2 and 3-storey canted wooden bays with decorative timber framing. The windows are intact and have moulded mullions and cornices to the transoms, top lights with glazing bars. Single storey and attic lodge attached at north end has timber-frame gables. Interior is largely complete and retains most of its original features including panelled doors and other joinery. Hall has woven reed dado and tall narrow chimneypiece with Delft tiles, mirror and coving. Reed coving continues up staircase which has arcaded 'clerestorey' and panelled balustrade; attic flight has stick balusters. Drawing room has moulded ceiling beam and joists and chimneypiece with Tudor arch fireplace and mirrors and shelves on overmantal with coving above. South end room has another large chimneypiece with mirrors and polygonal bay with central column. Complete set of original chimneypieces in chambers above, simple servants' stairs and pantry cupboards etc.
Note: originally known as Herne Close (Kelly's Directory)
Sources: Illustration, The Architect, vol. 36, 12 Nov. 1886 p278.
Listing NGR: TG2242841692
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 222560
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
The Architect in 12 November, Vol. 36, (1886), 278
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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