NHER 34246 (Building record) - St Margaret's Vicarage

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Summary

An early 19th century three storey brown brick house with a slate roof. It became a Vicarage in 1912. The street façade is three window bays wide, without a doorway, and the centre bays are blind on each floor. The rear of the house is the ground floor of a 16th century building with an archway and the remains of another ruined building are also attached. The house was built on the site of a 17th century building where the Burney family lived from 1753 to 1760. The grounds have an ornate late 18th century garden wall and iron gates.

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Map sheet	TF61NW
Civil Parish	KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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House. Stated in 1993 listing (S1) to be allegedly of 1830, but appearing to be of about 1810, however rear of house now a compound is the ground floor of a 16th century building with an archway. Remains of another ruined building also attached. Present house is of three bays three storeys with no door in façade; blind centre bays, brown brick. Inserted mid 19th century projecting bay window. Interior has good staircase. Stands on the site of Burney family house. Ornate late 18th century garden wall and iron gates run south to St Margaret's House. These are listed in their own right.
E. Rose (NLA), 24 February 1999.

Source states that date of building noted as appearing to be about 1810 is documented as 1811.
E. Rose (NLA), 30 May 2001.

(S2) states that the estate on which this property stands was sold to the merchant Matthew Dawber in 1821 and shortly after purchasing the estate he built this house. It currently houses the church office for St Margaret's Church (NHER 1026).
See also (S3).
A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 21 November 2018.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 61 NW 42 [2].
<S1> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1298152.
<S2> SNF99771 Monograph: Higgins, D.. 2008. The Remaking of King's Lynn: Brown Brick and Rounded Corners. pp 32-33.
<S3> SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 481.

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Record last edited

Nov 21 2018 11:50AM