NHER 46468 (Building record) - Shirley House, No 23 London Street

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Summary

Shirley House was constructed around 1770 as a house, and refronted in brick and converted into a club in the late 20th century. This three-storey building is of red brick with a slate front roof and a pantile rear roof. Inside, an 18th-century fireplace survives.

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Location

Map sheet TF80NW
Civil Parish SWAFFHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

Shirley House, No 23 London Street.

January 1951. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"House, now club. Built around 1770, refronted [in] late 20th century. Red brick; slate front roof, pantile rear roof. Exterior: three storeys in five-window range, the centre three window bays broken forward under a pediment. Central six-panelled door...Timber doorcase of engaged Doric columns...Modillion eaves cornice. Blind oculus in original pediment. Pitched roof rising to a central flat, formerly gabled, with internal gable end stacks. A brick front was added to that existing [in] late 20th century, but the central pediment section remains...Interior: altered: ground-floor south rooms opened into continuous space for bar area. Stick-baluster staircase with ramped and wreathed handrail. Six-panel doors and 18th-century fireplace."
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 1269643.

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Record last edited

Feb 22 2024 1:54AM

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