NHER 51814 (Building record) - 56 St Benedict's Street, Norwich

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Summary

Two storey building with attics. Front ground floor gutted for a shop. First floor façade with a ?19th century window in a style of c.1550. Probably dates to the first half of the 16th century, with the attics added in the late 17th century.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG20NW
Civil Parish NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

Map

June 1973. Building Survey.
Survey by Royal Commission.
See report (S1) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 January 2017.

June 1980. Building Survey.
Examined by Norwich Survey.
Two storey block with attics. Front ground floor gutted for a shop. A plaster cornice above the first floor marks the line of the original roof plate - possibly dates to the first half of the 16th century, raised at some later stage and then attics added in the late 17th century. The back block dates to the 19th century.
K. Robbins (NLA), 3 October 2008.

It appears that the street frontage was significantly modernised at some point after 1980.
P. Watkins (HES), 16 March 2021.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Report: Taylor, R. and Richmond, H. 1973. 56 St Benedicts Street. Building Report.

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Record last edited

Mar 16 2021 3:56AM

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