NHER 62369 (Building record) - 97 Upper St Giles Street

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Summary

This three-storey former house, now a shop, dates to the early 18th century. It has a rendered exterior with rusticated quoin, a pantile roof and a 19th-century shopfront. The rear range dates to the later 18th century and contains a fine ceiling in the Adam style. There is a contemporary cellar beneath this rear range.

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Location

Map sheet TG20NW
Civil Parish NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

Map

No 97 Upper St Giles Street.

June 1972. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"Former house now shop. Early 18th-century with later 18th-century rear. Rendered with rusticated quoins. Pantile roof. Three storeys. Three bays. 19th-century shopfront with pilasters and door at left-hand side. Sash windows throughout with raised and moulded surround. Stringcourse between first and second floors. Parapet. Two-span roof."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
P. Watkins (HES), 24 October 2017. Amended by J. Cullis (HES), 22 January 2020.

June 1979. Building Survey.
Examined as part of Norwich Survey.
Three-storey block dating from two periods of the 18th century. Front block can be dated to c. 1700 from the end stops visible on the first and second floors. Original roof-line concealed by later parapet. The back block dates to c. 1790 and contains a fine ceiling in the Adam style. The main stair appears to be an insert of this period, replacing an original central front door. The late 18th-century entrance hall has three fine doors with eared architraves. Ground floor interior gutted. There is a contemporary cellar under the rear block.
See record forms (S2) for full description, sketch plan and copies of photographs.
P. Watkins (HES), 24 October 2017.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1221195.
  • <S2> Recording Form: Norwich Survey building record forms.

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Record last edited

Mar 17 2021 4:07PM

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