NHER 47974 (Building record) - White Cottages at The Great Hospital, Bishopgate

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The White Cottages are almshouses, built in 1826 of yellow brick with stone dressings. These single storey buildings have hipped slate roofs and share six tall four-shafted brick ridge chimneys. The projecting centre bay has a Tudor-arched ribbed door flanked by two-light windows under a stepped gable. The almshouses stand within the Great Hospital Precinct (NHER 624).

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Map sheet TG20NW
Civil Parish NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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June 1972. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"White Cottages at The Great Hospital, Bishopgate.
Almshouses. 1826. Yellow brick with stone dressings; hipped slate roof; six tall four-shafted brick ridge chimneys. Single storey; modified twelve-window range of casements with horizontal glazing bars."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
Amended by P. Beers (HES), 19 February 2020.

A 19th-century wall and gate piers to the west of White Cottages were also listed Grade II in 1972. These are now recorded separately as NHER 68152.
P. Watkins (HES), 8 March 2024.

  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1372804.

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Record last edited

Mar 8 2024 5:17PM

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