The Shirehall is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 January 1973. Former shire hall, flats.
The Shirehall
- WRENN ID
- shifting-stair-hyssop
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Breckland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 January 1973
- Type
- Former shire hall, flats
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SWAFFHAM
TF8208 BEECH CLOSE 809-1/8/101 (North side) 17/01/73 Nos 1-16 (Consecutive) The Shirehall (Formerly Listed as: WHITE CROSS ROAD Shire Hall (Norfolk County Council))
II
Shire hall, now 7 flats. 1839, converted 1989-90. By John Brown. Stuccoed brick with gault-brick lower attachments. Slate roof. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. 3-bay entrance in east gable: full-height recessed entrance bay flanked by arched niches right and left, and two 3/6 unhorned sashes to first floor, all with architraves. 4 pilasters with capitals separate the bays. Glazed doors of 1990 within recessed entrance bay. Pediment with block mutules and arms of Norfolk County Council. Hipped roof. 2 stacks on wall plane to north and south returns. Returns with single-storey extensions of 5- by one-window range, fitted with 6/6 unhorned sashes under gauged skewback arches. Hipped roofs. First floor of main block has returns lit through five 6/6 arched and unhorned sashes. INTERIOR: floored and altered. C20 staircase inserted.
Listing NGR: TF8212808644
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