NHER 22842 (Building record) - Old Rectory

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Summary

This brick building dates to around 1800 and has a shallow pitched slate roof and wide molilioned eaves. Three storeys high, the north front has irregularly spaced sash windws and an off-centre doorway. Inside there is a marble fireplace on the east side.

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Location

Map sheet TG03NW
Civil Parish THORNAGE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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English Heritage Listing:
About 1800. Brick under shallow pitched slate roof. Wide modillioned eaves. Double depth. Gable end internal stacks (East renewed) each with five pots. Three storeys. North front with three irregularly spaced sash windows, off centre doorway, blocked opening to left. Rusticated rendered surround to round headed doorway. Main south or garden front
in five bays the central three slightly projecting further again. Rusticated quoins to house and projections but only on upper floors and on central bay. All windows with rendered keystones. Ground floor has five sets French windows, recessed sashes on two upper floors. Dummy windows in bays two and four on top storey. Right hand gable (East) has two storeyed polygonal projection with flush sashes and one dummy window.
Interior has marble fireplace on east side.
Information from (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 11 August 1986.

  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 690.
  • --- Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1986. [Sale advertisements for the Old Rectory, Thornage].
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1153037.

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Record last edited

Jul 5 2017 11:06AM

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