NHER 26254 (Building record) - 26 Tombland

The Norfolk Heritage Explorer is a filtered version of the Norfolk HER intended for casual research. Please contact us to consult the full record.

Summary

This three-storey red brick former house dates to the late 18th century, although the rear was completely rebuilt in the 20th century. It has a central door with two-column Doric portico and a plain tile roof with four flat roof dormers. Beneath the carriage entry at the east end of the building are the remains of a 15th century brick and stone undercroft. It is listed Grade II.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (II) 1372529: 26 TOMBLAND

Location

Map sheet	TG20NW
Civil Parish	NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Full Description

No 26 Tombland.

February 1954. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"Former house now office. Late 18th-century façade. Red brick and plain tiles. Three storeys plus semi-basement. Seven bays: the two left-hand bays are recessed with road arch. Central door with two column Doric portico and pediment. Sash windows throughout with glazing bars and rubbed brick flat arches."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 14 December 2017. Amended by P. Beers (HES), 17 March 2020.

This undercroft is amongst those listed in thesis (S2), which considers the 13th- to 17th-century buildings of Norwich. It is described as having a pointed barrel-vault with one hollow chamfered, transverse rib springing from moulded corbels at the west end. It is positioned beneath the entry to St Faith's Lane.
P. Watkins (HES), 14 December 2017.

See newspaper article (S3) in file.

Associated Sources (6)

--- SNF99427 Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Listing Notification. Notification. DNF8127.
--- SNF58263 Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 291.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1372529.
<S2> SNF8204 Thesis: Smith, R. 1990. An Architectural History of Norwich Buildings, c. 1200 - 1700. Unpublished Thesis. pp 333, 432.
<S3> SNF3060 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1998. [Photograph of 26 Tombland, Norwich]. 10 July.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (0)

Related NHER Records (0)

Find out more...(1)

Norwich (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Mar 17 2020 4:11PM