NHER 48125 (Building record) - Castle chambers, Opie Street

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Summary

A solid-looking yellow brick solicitor's office in the Classical style with a date plaque of 1877, three storeys high with a dormer window and a half basement. The street façade has five window bays, the central three bays projecting forward. The arches over the sash windows are decorated with floral roundels and the monogram CHS.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (II) 1219602: CASTLE CHAMBERS

Location

Map sheet	TG20NW
Civil Parish	NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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April 1986. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"Office. Dated 1877 on plaque. Yellow brick and hipped slate roof with hipped dormer. Three storeys plus half basement. Five bays, the three central bays projecting forward. Horizontal rustication on the plinth, quoins and pilasters."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
Amended by P. Beers (HES), 24 February 2020.

See press cutting (S2), (S3) and (S4) in file.

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1219602.
<S2> SNF67132 Newspaper Article: Eastern Evening News. 1988. Victorian office building with restrained grandeur. 5 May.
<S3> SNF67131 Unpublished Document: The History of Cozens-Hardy & Jewson.
<S4> SNF67133 Unpublished Document: Sydney Cozens-Hardy, The founder of the firm.

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Record last edited

Feb 24 2020 5:23PM