NHER 46466 (Building record) - Thornton House, No 17 London Street

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Thornton House is a mid-18th-century house which was divided into offices in the mid 20th century. This two-storey building is of red brick laid in Flemish bond, and has a pantiled roof. Inside there is a staircase with two turned balusters per tread, and a ramped and moulded handrail.

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Map sheet TF80NW
Civil Parish SWAFFHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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Thornton House, No 17 London Street.

January 1973. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"House. Mid 18th century. Divided into offices [in] mid 20th century. Red brick laid in Flemish bond; pantiled roof. Exterior: two storeys in five-window range. Central six-panelled door under a three-paned overlight and within timber doorcase with consoles supporting open pedimented hood...Dentil eaves cornice. Gabled roof with internal gable-end stacks. Tumbling in gable heads. Two-storey outshut to rear. Interior: divided into offices. Staircase with two turned balusters per tread, ramped and moulded handrail."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 22 February 2024.

  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 684.
  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1269641.

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Feb 22 2024 2:02AM

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