NHER 30604 (Building record) - Nos 20 and 22 Damgate Street

July 1972. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"House with part of north end divided as a shop. Late 15th-century hall house, much altered and with many additions. Late 18th-century façade. Partly timber-framed. Colourwashed brick facade with pantiles, black-glazed to No 22...No 20 with late 19th-century glazed shop front with timber hood. Gabled roof with internal gable-end stacks, that to north set in from gable and placed west of ridge on rear roof slope. Rear and interior reveals plan as an L-shaped town plan with hall placed to south of small courtyard in an extension running west. Hall range terminates in a stepped gable. West of this is an 18th-century addition with the north side now glazed in. At west of this is a c.1750 block placed at right angles. West side of front range to street and north side of former hall range now with 20th-century brickwork. North side of courtyard with various additions. Garage to west with re-used crenellated bridging beam.
INTERIOR. Main door leads to passage with an inner doorway formed of sunk quadrant-moulded jambs (only one remaining). This probably early 17th century. South ground-floor room with chamfered bridging beams. Winder staircase to west of stack re-formed to drop into former hall range. A timber four-centred arch, now blocked and probably one of a pair, set into east wall of hall range. First floor with tie beams on arched braces. Roof at this point not accessible. Roof of west block of taper-tenoned butt purlins."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 March 2022.

April 1997. Building Survey.
Listed as 15th century hall house with hall in rear wing. Appears rather to be of 16th century date, two storey two cell street range, rear wing acting as services. Reduced on street frontage and shop added in 19th century. Reused timbers. Small cottage to west, 17th or 18th century, possibly workshop.
See report (S2) and plans (S3) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 23 April 1997.

August 2006. Field Observation.
Further visit during works provided more details.
See report addendum (S4) for further information.
E. Rose (NLA), 15 August 2006.