NHER 26165 (Building record) - Old Bank of England Court (right hand side), Queens Street
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Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TG20NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
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Old Bank of England Court (right hand side), Queen Street.
1972. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"Former house now offices. Late 17th century with 18th-century and 19th-century alterations. Three storeys. Scattered fenestration. Red brick to ground floor, left-hand side. Rendered elsewhere. Pantile roof. Door to the left with four-centre moulded brick arch and spandrels with the date 1875."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 12 December 2017. Amended by P. Beers (HES), 13 March 2020.
February 1981. Building Survey.
Examined as part of Norwich Survey.
Three-storey range much rebuilt. Jetty on first floor at Queen Street end. One early timber at north end of ground floor with half bracket moulding. Three fireplaces suggest date of about 1550, though these may have been re-used. In yard is elaborate door from of 18th-century date, imported since 1885. Connecting cellars with 18th-century building across yard. Barrel vaults with timber ceilings.
See record form (S2) for further details.
T.E. Miller (NLA), 6 September 2004. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 12 December 2017.
June 2011.
Originally the offices of renowned Norwich architect Edward Boardman, the premises have been occupied for more than 50 years by Francis Hornor (now Brown and co). To be auctioned later this year by city-based chartered surveyors Arnolds.
See newspaper article (S3) for further details.
D. Lefeuvre (HES), 8 August 2011.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF58263 Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. pp 293-294.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1372470.
- <S2> SNF87101 Recording Form: Norwich Survey building record forms.
- <S3> SNF81174 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2011. Landmark buildings are going under hammer. 14 June.
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Record last edited
Mar 13 2020 6:25PM