NHER 30674 (Building record) - Conon House, No 10 Vicar Street

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Summary

Conon House is a 17th century timber-framed house with an underbuilt jetty. The crosswing dates to the 18th century, when the building was extended, and the interior north ground floor room has a sunk quadrant bridging beam and wallplate. The main room is very ornate, and the building survived largely unaltered from the 18th century to the present day.

Protected Status/Designation

Location

Map sheet TG10SW
Civil Parish WYMONDHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

December 1950. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"House. 17th century with later alterations and additions. Timber-framed with brick, rendered and whitewashed. Slate roof to front, black glazed pantiles to rear. Two storeys and dormer attic with an underbuilt jetty to first floor...Boarded jetty bressumer below rendered timber-framed upper storey...Double modillion timber eaves cornice. Gabled roof with one flat-topped ridge stack. Internal gable-end stacks, that to south mostly on front roof slope, the other mostly on the rear. Hipped two-storey 18th-century cross wing to rear lit through a first-floor sash with glazing bars...Various other single-storey additions.
INTERIOR. North ground-floor room with sunk-quadrant bridging beam and wall plate dividing this
from room to rear. South room has plain chamfered beams with tongue stops. Staircase winder by stack. First-floor rooms with chamfered bridging beams and jowled principal studs supporting roof. Arched braces to the gable ends. Roof of principals, staggered butt purlins, collars and straight windbracing in the corners."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
P. Watkins (HES), 22 March 2022.

17th century timber frame with underbuilt jetty. 19th century windows. 18th century crosswing. Interior north ground floor room has sunk quadrant bridging beam and wallplate (=midwall rail? ER). South room has beam with tongue stops. Winding stairs by stack. First floor room with expanded principal studs supporting roof; arched braces to gable ends. Roof with staggered butt purlins, collars and straight braces in end bays.
Information from (S1).
E. Rose (NLA), 17 June 1994.

August 2005.
It is a two storey and attic, two cell timber framed building with north firebay of masonry; very ornate detailing in main room, rare type of tension brace present. Extended in 18th century, but little altered apart from some 20th century restoration.
See (S2).
E. Rose (NLA), 25 August 2005.

August 2005. Planning application.
Internal alterations & new first floor extension to rear to form new bathroom & existing bathroom & garage at rear reduced in size
See (S3) for further details.
Z. Dack (HES), 27 July 2012.

  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 802.
  • --- Photograph: Rose, E.. 2005. KZL. 16-31.
  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1291835.
  • <S2> Unpublished Document: Rose, E. (NLA). 2005. Building Report.. Building Report.
  • <S3> Unpublished Document: 2011. Planning Application.

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Mar 22 2022 11:03AM

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