NHER 26138 (Building record) - 22 and 24, Lower Goat Lane

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Summary

The former use of these properties is not known but they now operate as shops. The buildings date to the 17th century with 18th and 19th century extensions. They have stucco exteriors and pantile roofs. A 15th century brick undercroft is associated with these buildings. It runs parallel to the street line and is terminated at the southern end by a 20th century wall. Unusually, a semi-circular brick stairwell survives in the northwest corner.

Protected Status/Designation

Location

Map sheet TG20NW
Civil Parish NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

Map

June 1972. Listed, Grade II*.
Listing Description excerpt:
"Former use unknown, now shops with 15th-century undercroft.
Shops:- 17th century with 18th- and 19th-century rear extensions. Stucco. Pantile roof. Two storeys, first floor jettied. Two bays. Late 19th- and 20th-century shopfronts with side entrances…Two gabled dormers.
Undercroft:- Brick. Pointed barrel-vault, parallel to street line and terminated at its southern end by a 20th-century wall. One side and one end chamber. Garderobe shaft in west wall. The semi-circular, brick stair-well survives in the north-west corner, one of only two to remain intact in the City.
The building is graded II* because of the undercroft one of an important group with the City Walls."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 17 March 2021.

This building and its undercroft are amongst those listed in thesis (S2), which considers the 13th- to 17th-century buildings of Norwich. The undercroft beneath 24 Lower Goat Lane is described as being parallel to, and on the street and having a pointed barrel vault with stairs to the ground floor supported by an end chamber. There is a shallow, side chamber in the east wall and a garderobe shaft in the opposite, rear wall.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 March 2021.

  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 324.
  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1218739.
  • <S2> Thesis: Smith, R. 1990. An Architectural History of Norwich Buildings, c. 1200 - 1700. Unpublished Thesis. pp 330 and 412.

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Mar 21 2021 7:49AM

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