NHER 47433 (Building record) - Lifeboat House, Beach Road

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A single storey rectangular stone and white brick lifeboat house of 1869, in Gothic Revival style with a black glazed pantile roof and later additions and alterations. The north half is now a maritime museum. The south half was converted to a reading room and tea rooms in 1897 to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.

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Map sheet TF94SW
Civil Parish WELLS NEXT THE SEA, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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September 1993. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"Lifeboat house. 1869. Design attributed to Charles Cooke. Carved stone with Holkham white brick dressings. Roof of black glazed pantiles, repaired in places. Single storey, rectangular in plan. Essentially a shed with gable ends given architectural treatment. Gothic Revival style."
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Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
P. Aldridge (NLA), 28 September 2006. Amended by P. Beers (HES), 10 January 2020.

  • --- Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Listing Notification. Notification. DNF5942.
  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 713.
  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1277330.

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Feb 18 2021 5:50AM

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