NHER 33691 (Building record) - Boatyard Foreman's Cottage, Griffin Lane

Remarkable cottage orné of around 1860.

December 1991. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"Cottage orné, c.1860 with later additions. Painted vertical boarding with cover strips onto a timber frame. Corrugated asbestos roof replacing thatch. Single storey with attic. Three-bay facade with Gothick two-light Y- traceried windows flanking two-centred arched doorway. Gabled open porch with shaped brackets and ornamental barge boards. Gable-end with two lancet windows and ornamental barge boards. Tall central brick chimney shaft with raised vertical strips. Later single storey extensions set back on right hand (east) side and at rear."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 23 May 2022.

Seen on many occasions by E. Rose (NLA) from other side of river, this is a most interesting late occurrence of what was really a late 18th-century fashion, but here in timber not flint and brick. Why was it originally built here?

Building partly demolished July 1998 without permission. Extent of damage not known. Enforcement action proceeding.
See press cutting (S2) and detailed survey (S3), etc. in file.
Compiled by E. Rose (NLA), 10 July 1998.

Building reconstructed to its original form, including thatch, a short distance to the west of its original position. It was originally built as a boatyard foreman's house.
See press cutting (S2).
Compiled by E. Rose (NLA), 18 January 1999.

July 2000.
Building handed over to the Broads Authority. Commemorative plaque to former occupant John Fox unveiled.
See press cutting (S2).
A. Yardy (HES), 29 January 2012.

The mapped location of this building has now been corrected to reflect its current position (previous mapped as a point at TG 2796 0830). See local press article (S4).
P. Watkins (HES), 23 May 2022.