NHER 26364 (Building record) - 17 Palace Street

February 1954. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"This building was listed as an 18th century red brick house with a 17th century rear range. It is three storeys with a two storey left-side extension and has five plus two bays."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
H. Hamilton (NLA), 12 March 2008. Amended by P. Beers (HES), 26 March 2020.

17th century rear range on an 18th century building.
The range is two storeys high and the western side was raised to three storeys in the 18th century.
R. Smith.

1980. Norwich Survey.
Large, three storey red brick block of the 18th century. The original building appears to have consisted of the area encompassed by the central front door the two bays on either side of it. The addition to the west was made at a later date, adding two window bays to the street front, and at the same time the original back was removed and replaced with the long narrow range that connects the former block to the new addition. Few interior features survive on the ground floor, but an 'Adam' style fireplace was noted in the room west of the entrance. The main room on the first floor features elaborate 18th century cornices, with a field of flowers unterupted by swags. The back range is an earlier survival, the original roof dated to the 17th century. It is two-storeys, raised to three storeys at a later date.
See (S2) in file.
T.E. Miller (NLA), 19 May 2004.

January 2001. Building Survey.
Survey of the exterior of the building prior to demolition of the 20th century additions revealed that alterations took place sometime after 1936. A photograph in the Plunkett archive taken in 1936 shows a garage inseted into the frontage and the parapet at twice its present height. The garage entrance was bricked up sometime before 1954, and current works will restore it to its original symmetrial form. To the rear, 20th century additions built onto the main building and the two wings were demolished as part of refurbishment and redevelopment of the area of Bussey's Garage (NHER 26442). An early Georgian doorway revealed during demolition of the addition to the rear of the main building has been reset as it is of earlier date than the wall fabric. On the side elevation to the car park, the scar of the roofline of the café which once adjoined it is visible. The café was demolished sometime after 1936. On the interior, the wood panelling and Adams style fireplace remain. The stairs appear to have been rearranged when the two-bay extension was added. See (S3) for details of the interior.
See report (S3) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S4).
H. Hamilton (NLA), 12 March 2008.