51-55, Close Norwich, England
Listed Building Data
51-55, Close has been designated a Grade II* listed building in England with the following information, which has been imported from the National Heritage List for England. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- List Entry ID
- 1051309
- Listing Type
- listed building
- Grade
- II*
- Date Listed
- 26 February 1954
- Name
- 51-55, THE CLOSE
- Location
- 51-55, THE CLOSE
- District
- Norwich
- County
- Norfolk
- Grid Reference
- TG 23605 08847
- Easting
- 623605.3620
- Northing
- 308847.2430
Listed Building Description
Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
TG 2308 NE THE CLOSE 17/215 26.2.54 Nos. 51 to 55 (consec.) GV II* Former granary and granarians house, now divided into houses. C13 arcading rear of No. 55 C15 onwards rebuilding and alterations. Long range set back from street line. No 51:- Flint with brick dressings. 3 storeys. 3 irregularly spaced 2nd floor windows. C19 single-storey addition to right. Left-hand off-centre door with Doric surround. Sash windows throughout with glazing bars. Central triangular dormer gable with 3-light casement. Large fireplace on east gable with stone jambs. No. 52:- 2 storey plus semi-basement. 3 bays. Flint with red brick window surrounds and blocking pantile roof. Central 2-leaf door, 8 steps up. Porch supported on 2 Tuscan columns and pilasters. Flat hood with mutules. French doors to basement. Sash windows throughout with glazing bars and rubbed brick flat arches. Box cornice. No. 53:- Late C19 rebuild. Flint with stone window surrounds: Plain tiles. 3 storeys. 4 large first-floor windows. Right-hand off-centre 'Tudor' door with 3-light casement above. Plain door at extreme left with 3-light fanlight. 5-light mullion and transom window to the right of central door and 2 2-light and one single-light window to the left. 2 4-light and 2 central 3-light windows at first floor. Central sun-dial. Box cornice. 2 dormers with 3-light casements. Nos. 54 and 55:- Flint with brick dressings. Pantile roof. 3 storeys. Scattered fenestration. No. 54 has central door with flanking sash windows. No. 55 has central door with sunk panel pilasters and plain architrave and hood. 4-light and 3-light flanking casement windows. 3 dormers with 3-light casement windows. Massive roughly-cut ceiling beams. Roof with single butt-purlings shouldered on to the principal rafters with the mouldings turning accordingly. Arch braces springing from wall posts set into the wall.
Listing NGR: TG2360508847
