NHER 39770 (Building record) - Walpole's Almshouses, 40 to 44 The Green
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Summary
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Location
| Map sheet | TG40NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FREETHORPE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Almshouses inscribed ERECTED BY RICHARD HENRY AND HARRIET VADE WALPOLE FOR THE USE OF SIX POOR WIDOWS OF THE PARISH OF FREETHORPE AD 1871. Red brick, stone dressings, slate roof. Single storey centre range with cross wings, forms four houses; symmetrical six bay façade arranged a.b.c.b.b.c.b.a. The 'c' bays have gabled porches flanked by three light windows, Gothic arches. Cross wing gable walls have canted and hipped bays and porches on sides. Central leaning buttress below plaque. Latin cross leaded windows. Pierced bargeboards, fish scale slates, fretted ridge, three symmetrical stacks. Garden walls have Gothic gates.
Information from (S1).
See (S2).
E. Rose (NLA), 6 October 2003.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF58263 Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 473.
- --- SNF51712 Photograph: Unknown. 2003. [unknown].
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England.
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Record last edited
Jul 5 2016 4:16PM