NHER 31156 (Building record) - Knapton House, Mundesley Road

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Summary

A two storey pale brick house, now apartments, of about 1800 with a slate roof. The east front has five window bays, the second and fourth of which project slightly, and the whole façade is brought together by four giant pilasters crowned with acanthus leaves. The central doorway has a semicircular columned porch topped by a railed balcony in front of a french window.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (II) 1049952: KNAPTON HOUSE

Location

Map sheet	TG23SE
Civil Parish	KNAPTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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House of about1800.
Gault brick, slate roof.
East façade of two storeys, five bays, second and fourth bays broken forward.
Four giant Ionic pilasters with acanthus capitals!
Central door with semi circular Roman Doric porch with iron balustrade.
Rounded headed ground floor sash windows; two central windows in arched recesses.
First floor central window has balcony within architrave.
Deep timber eaves cornice dentilled in centre below pediment.
Hipped roof with two symmetrical stacks on rear slope.
Returns have similar giant pilasters and bowed walls, deeper on north than south.
Rear block of irregular squared plan.
Information from (S1) and (S2).
E. Rose (NLA), 24 April 1995.

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF49827 Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TG 2933A - C.
--- SNF58263 Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 582.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England.
<S2> SNF2950 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1995. [Sale advertisement for Knapton House]. 27 January.

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Record last edited

Jul 21 2016 8:08AM