NHER 4771 (Building record) - The Limes

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Summary

A late 17th century brick house, with Classical architectural details.

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Location

Map sheet TG21NE
Civil Parish COLTISHALL, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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Dated 1692 in iron clamps on chimneys, 2 storeys, brick, pilastered doorway, with pediment, hipped roof, brick quoins rusticated, moulded brick string course.
Courtyard towards road flanked by outbuildings covering ground floor windows.
Visited E. Rose (NAU) 26 July 1975.

Listed Grade II, see (S1).
The doorway pediment is segmental.
The end two bays each project with rusticated pilasters, making pavillion roofs.
The chimneys have been rebuilt in replica but the date irons have been removed.
(S2) mentions an original staircase.
Clamp irons said to have been now replaced.
E. Rose (NAU) 25 May 1983.

Informant [1], Broadland District Council, notes that entire facade is tuck pointed.
E. Rose (NLA) 17 September 1993.

(S3) describes cellars and later brewhouse attached.

Small cottage attached to southeast corner is the remains of a terrace of five.
18th century ground floor of chequered brickwork, upper floor added after about 1780.
Interior gutted in about 1950 when terrace demolished.
Shared stack with next cottage.
E. Rose (NLA) 9 October 1998.

  • --- Fiche: Exists.
  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 439.
  • --- Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1992. Broads house 'fit for a king'. 7 August.
  • --- Photograph: Rose, E.. Oct 1998. JHB 1.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1295241.
  • <S2> Monograph: Pevsner, N. 1962. North-East Norfolk and Norwich. The Buildings of England. 1st Edition. p 118.
  • <S3> Article in Serial: Manning, D.. 1991. The Limes, Coltishall.. NIAS Journal. Vol 5, No 1, p 43.

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Record last edited

Jan 26 2018 1:59PM

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