NHER 39588 (Building record) - Austin House, 15 Austin Street

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Summary

Part of a 17th century brick building that was refaced in the 18th century and further altered in the 19th century.

Protected Status/Designation

Location

Map sheet TF62SW
Civil Parish KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

1951. Listed Grade II.
House. Early 18th century with mid-18th century facade. Brown brick with red brick returns. North and east sides rendered. Plaintile roof to front, pantiled to rear. Two storeys and dormer attic in four bays. Late 19th century four-panelled door right of centre with two glazed upper panels. Four-vaned fanlight and panelled reveals. Doorcase of engaged fluted Tuscan columns supporting plain architrave. One late 19th century canted bay either side with plate glass sashes. Remainder of fenestration of mid 19th century horned sashes with glazing bars and gauged skewback arches. Dentil timber eaves cornice below plain parapet. Gabled roof with four dormers fitted with aluminium windows. Internal gable-end stack to west, partly external to east, and a ridge stack left of centre.
Information from (S1).
A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 11 July 2019.

July 2003. Site visit.
Standing building apparently one pile of ?17th century two pile brick building, re-faced in 18th century, altered in 19th century. Under one corner are the footings of a medieval stone building.
See (S2) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 31 July 2003.

For other buildings previously recorded under this number see NHER 63509 (15a Austin Street) and NHER 63510 (Stables to Austin House).
See NHER 50402 for details of excavations in yard to west of Austin House.
A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 11 July 2019.

  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 499.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1219444.
  • <S2> Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 2003. Building Report.. Building Report.

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Record last edited

Jul 11 2019 11:57AM

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