NHER 26157 (Building record) - 20 Princes Street

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Summary

A much altered 16th century and later two storey flint and brick building, now a restaurant, with a timber framed first floor and a pantile roof. The long rear range of the building is reached by a passageway to the left. Beneath are two brick undercrofts, the one at the front 15th century, that to the rear 16th century.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (II*) 1051911: 20 PRINCES STREET

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Map sheet	TG20NW
Civil Parish	NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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February 1954. Listed, Grade II*.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"Former use unknown, now restaurant with 15th and 16th century undercrofts.
Restaurant: 16th century flint rubble with timber framed first floor. Pantile roof. Two storeys, jetty to first floor. Three windows at first floor. Left side entrance to Plumbers Arms Alley."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
R. Smith, 1990. Amended by P. Beers (HES), 13 March 2020.

1970s or 1980s. Norwich Survey.
Complex L-shape block with large undercroft. Much rebuilt. First floor jetty. Street range suggest a date of about 1500.
Rear undercroft about 1400 to 1450. Front undercroft post 1507?
See (S2).
T.E. Miller (NLA), 6 September 2004.

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF58263 Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 295.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF8204 Thesis: Smith, R. 1990. An Architectural History of Norwich Buildings, c. 1200 - 1700. Unpublished Thesis. pp 331, 428.
<S1> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1051911.
<S2> SNF60496 Archive: Carter, A.. Alan Carter Archive Material.

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Record last edited

Mar 13 2020 5:59PM