NHER 47415 (Building record) - The Old Custom House, East Quay
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TF94SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WELLS NEXT THE SEA, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
June 1972. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"Early 17th century, altered. Two storey and attic with dormers. One dormer with bead and red egg and tongue enrichment. Flint pebble alternating with red brick headers exposed on west side, remainder mainly stuccoed over. Pantile roof. Cast iron Royal Arms, formerly above yard entrance, now against tile. Former Queen's Warehouse wing, east, with heavy door with iron grilled square opening. Interior: two-panel doors. Early 18th-century stone mantel. First record in 1666, mentioned in Pepys' Diary, and much further information up to the time of its sale in 1927 in the Custom House Library in London."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
P. Aldridge (NLA), 27 September 2006. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2021.
The wall in front of the Old Custom House courtyard was also listed Grade II in 1972. It is now recorded separately as NHER 64648.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2021.
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Record last edited
Feb 22 2021 12:31AM