NHER 40947 (Building record) - Former Bidwell's Brewery building, 17 and 19 Old Market Street

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Summary

Former brewery building of mid 19th-century date. It is made from flint with gault brick dressings and a slate roof. It has an arcade of five recessed bays to the first and second floors which now contain 20th-century windows. The hipped roof features two malting louvers. An associated warehouse building extends to the north-east. Other nearby buildings associated with Bidwell's Brewery include an adjacent former warehouse (NHER 40948) and a former Maltmaster's House (NHER 63727). All three buildings are listed Grade II.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (II) 1297823: BIDWELL BREWERY BUILDING

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Map sheet	TL88SE
Civil Parish	THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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March 1971. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description:
Former brewery. Mid 19th century.
Three-four storeys, flint with gault brick dressings and slate roofs. Arcade of five recessed bays to first and second floors now with 20th century windows. Pediment over two left bays - remaining bays have two more storeys with arches and a hipped roof containing two malting louvers. Two-storey warehousing extends north-east under a gabled slate roof.
Details from (S1).
E. Rose (NLA) 23 November 2004.

Bidwell's Brewery was a family-run business that was established in Thetford in 1710 and grew rapidly throughout the Victorian period. When it was sold in 1905 the business owned 105 hotels and pubs as well as malthouses and various other buildings in the town. The main Old Market Street brewery continued to be known as Bidwell's Brewery until 1924, when it was sold to Bullard's and brewing ceased at this location.
Information from (S2).
P. Watkins (HES), 10 October 2019.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 716.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1297823.
<S2> SNF100192 Website: 2018. Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse - Bidwell’s Brewery. https://gressenhallfw.wordpress.com/2018/04/30/bidwells-brewery/. 10 October 2019.

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Record last edited

Oct 10 2019 10:54AM