NHER 51586 (Building record) - College of Art and Design, Great Yarmouth

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Summary

The College of Art and Design was constructed by JW Cockrill in 1912 within the area of a former ropewalk (NHER 33745), by this time converted to a public park. It is a two-storey steel frame building with red brick cladding and terracotta details, and during World War Two it was used as the town's Civil Defence Report Centre. Having been disused for some time and fallen into disrepair, plans are in place in 2008 to restore the building and convert it into several dwellings.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (II) 1246058: COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN INCLUDING RAILINGS TO EAST AND NORTH

Location

Map sheet	TG50NW
Civil Parish	GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

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Full Description

College of Art and Design. Previously recorded under NHER 33475 (Grammar School Grounds).

June 1990. Listed, Graded II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"School of Art. 1912. By JW Cockrill. Steel frame with red brick cladding and terracotta details. Two storeys on a basement. Façade faces east, a three-window range. The corners have polygonal turrets with terracotta panels at the divisions of the storeys and terracotta sills to the windows. Deeply recessed central doors under a Diocletian window, all within a coffered round-arched recess. The arch springs from a triglyph frieze and entablature standing on four unfluted Roman Doric columns...Pilasters flanking central bay rise to a raised parapet to terminate in bulbous terracotta finials. North flank a four-window range, each divided by polygonal turrets with terracotta details and finials as before.
INTERIOR: staircase with wrought-iron balusters supporting a rounded handrail. Wrought-iron railings to the east and north returns with minor Art Deco scrolled finials."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
E. Rose (NLA), 22 March 1999. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 14 March 2022.

According to (S2) the college was used as the town's Civil Defence Report Centre during World War Two.
H. Hamilton (NLA), 12 June 2008. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 14 March 2022.

S. Ashley (NLA) notes there are Art Deco wall tiles hidden by whitewash.
However (S3) states the College of Art is of concrete clad in brick and terracotta and was designed by J W Cockerill known as 'concrete cockerill.'
Previously noted under NHER 33475.
E. Rose (NLA), 12 March 2004 and 31 October 2006. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 14 March 2022.

2008.
The College has been out of use for some time and has fallen into disrepair. However, plans are now in place to restore the bulilding and convert it into several dwellings.
See (S4)-(S6) for further details.
H. Hamilton (NLA), 12 June /2008.

Associated Sources (8)

--- SNF58263 Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 504.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1246058.
<S2> SNF56436 Publication: Tooke, C. and Scarles, D.. 1989. Great Yarmouth at War. p 8.
<S3> SNF66711 Article in Serial: Allard, P.. 2006. J W Cockerill.. Yarmouth Archaeology. p 35. p 35 ff.
<S4> SNF49212 Drawing: Various. Various. Architectural plans.
<S5> SNF70414 Unpublished Document: Bissonnet, D.. 2004. The Former Art College, Great Yarmouth. Architect's Report and Design Statement..
<S6> SNF98352 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2008. Former art college sold for affordable housing. 28 May.

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Record last edited

Mar 14 2022 9:45AM