NHER 26182 (Building record) - 5 Bedford Street

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Summary

This former warehouse is now a shop. It dates to the 19th century with 20th century alterations and has a painted brick exterior. The building has three storeys and five bays with the central bay recessed with a casement window at first floor level and a loading door at second floor level. Underneath are two bays of a brick-built undercroft with single order diagonal ribs. The undercroft is positioned at right-angles to, and away from the street line.

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Location

Map sheet TG20NW
Civil Parish NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

Map

June 1972. Listed, Grade II*.
Former warehouse now shop. 19th century with 20th century alterations. Painted brick, rendered at ground floor. Roof not visible. Corner site. Three storeys. Five bays. 20th century ground floor facade with central door and four semi-circular arched windows. Central bay recessed with casement window at first floor and loading door at second floor. Sash windows in outer bays with glazing bars: segmental arches at first floor and flat arches at second floor. Corbelled block cornice and central pediment.
Information from (S1).

Two bay of brick built undercroft with single order diagonal ribs. Two shallow side chambers on the western side of the undercroft, one with a lighting niche. Two smaller, but deeper chambers opposite, both with later alterations. Positioned at right-angles to, and away from the street line, now beneath a 19th century building.
See (S2).
R. Smith, 1990.

  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 323.
  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1205170.
  • <S2> Thesis: Smith, R. 1990. An Architectural History of Norwich Buildings, c. 1200 - 1700. Unpublished Thesis. pp 324, 382.

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Record last edited

May 14 2018 12:23PM

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