NHER 26139 (Building record) - Nos 31, 33, and 35 Magdalen Street and Gurney Court

Nos 31, 33 and 35 Magdalen Street, and Gurney Court.

Former courtyard houses now house, dentist and doctors surgeries and shops.
Late 16th century onwards. Brick. Rendered. Flint with brick, flint and stone dressings. Pantile and plain tile roofs.
Courtyard formed by four consecutive building phases.
Late 16th century range; courtyard facade: two storeys.
17th century street range: two storeys.
Late 16th century north range, yard facade: two storeys.
Early 18th century south range, yard facade: two storeys.
Plaques to Elizabeth Fry (1780 - 1845) and Harriet Martineau (1802 - 1812), both of whom were born here.
Information from (S1).
See also (S2) for more details.

1996. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of four trial holes excavated was part of structural investigation of foundations.
This work recorded foundations of walls, mostly 19th century, though one may be 17th/18th century. Limestone flint and brick, mortar-bonded foundation observed in trench in courtyard. This was contemporary with earliest phase of building.
Foundations observed in three trench at rear of building were all 19th century in date.
See report (S3) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S4).
An archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2025.129)
S. Tremlett (NAU), 1 February 2001. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 24 August 2025.

Photographs (S5) and relevant section of Alan Carter's Buiding Survey (S6) in file.
T. Sunley (NLA) 25 October 2007.