NHER 652 (Building record) - 26 Princes Street

26 Princes Street.

1954. Listed Grade II.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"House, now office. 17th-century or earlier. Rendered façade; brick gable end to right with tumbling above small kneelers. Pantiled roof. Two storeys and attic. Two first-floor windows and first-floor jetty… No 1 Tombland Alley [(NHER 26380)] adjoining to rear is entered through this property."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current details.
P. Watkins (HES), 13 December 2017. Amended by H. Hamilton (HES), 8 November 2019.

1956. Stray Find.
Stone bowl found in the eaves of the wall of 26 Princes Street, opposite west end of church of St George Tombland.
Only three fragments remain including handle.
Information from (S2) which also mentions a sketch, although the location of this is currently unknown.
This discovery was reported in (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 December 2017.

February 1981. Norwich Survey.
Examined as part of Norwich Survey.
Two-storey street range much restored. First floor jetty. 18th-century dressings and modern interiors. Attic space with added dormer over street. Single butt purlin, staggered roof. Stack between street and rear range. Possibly late 16th century?
Rear range with ground floor and semi-attic storey above. Gutted. One bay, single purlin roof. Floor level lower than in street range. This rear block is possibly an earlier building (i.e. c. 1520), not connected to street block.
Modern cellar.
See record form (S4) for further details.
T. E. Miller (NLA), 6 September 2004. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 December 2017.

This building is amongst those listed in thesis (S5), which considers the 13th- to 17th-century buildings of Norwich. It is described as a single two-storeyed building formed out of two distinct buildings, with only a slight difference in the roof construction indicating a difference in the late 16th-century/early 17th-century dates. It is also noted that the interiors date from the 20th-century usage of the building.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 December 2017.