NHER 58813 (Building record) - 51, 52 and 53 Norfolk Street

March 1982. Listed Grade II.
Three properties, originally probably houses and shops, now shops only. Early 17th century. Brick, with some rubblestone. Pantiled roof. Range of two storeys and dormer attic Facade to Nos. 52 and 53 refronted, No. 51 rendered and without the bell-base to the roof. No. 21 with 20th century shopfront. One horned sash to first floor with a single glazing bar to each sash. No. 52 has a late 20th century door to right of early 20th century shopfront with glazing bars. One horned sash above similar to No. 51. No. 53 with late 20th century shopfront below two horned sashes at first floor - details as before. Timber eaves cornice with egg-and-dart decoration extends over Nos. 52 and 53. Gabled roof with two symmetrically-placed gabled dormers. Quadruple diamond-flued ridge stack left of centre. Various 19th and 20th century extensions to rear of No. 53.
INTERIOR. First floor retains chamfered bridging beams with tongue stops. Plain joists. Roof not accessible.
Information from (S1).
H. Hamilton (HES), 11 September 2018.

Three early 17th century Grade II listed buildings, originally shops and houses, now only shops. Made from brick with rubbblestone and a pantile roof. All three buildings are set slightly back from the street frontage and have been extended southwards. It has been suggested that nos.51-53 were originally one house, which was sub-divided in the 18th or 19th century.
No. 51 is rendered above the modern shop front and is without the bell-base to the roof. There is one horned sash window to the first floor with a single glazing bar to each sash. The original west gable of No. 51 has been extended southwards. A wall was uncovered in 1984 that divided no. 50 (NHER 58826) from no. 51, and may relate to the site of St. John the Baptist's Hospital (NHER 5487). From the attic floor of no.51 there appears to be a blocked gabled window which is visible, and towards the south there is an offset in the wall. The remaining attic, which also includes no.52, and the roof are of late timbering.
No.52 has a late 20th century door to the right of the early 20th century shop-front which has glazing bars. There is one horned sash window similar to no.51. Nos. 52 and 53 have a 19th century façade in red brick and have been refronted. The timber eaves cornice with egg-and-dart decoration extends over Nos. 52 and 53.
No.53 has a late 20th century shop-front set below two horned sashes which are on the first floor, similar in design to that of nos. 51 and 52. There have been various 19th and 20th century extensions to the rear of no. 53. However, in the interior the first floor retains chamfered bridging beams with tongue stops and plain joists.
Information taken from (S1) and (S2).
M. Langham-Lopez (HES), 20 May 2013.