5 And 6 The Crescent

Nos 5 and 6 The Crescent are a pair of semi-detached council houses built between 1919 and 1920, designed by George Skipper. They are constructed from rendered clay-lump with pantile roofs and feature plain barge boards. The houses are single storey with attics and have a symmetrical layout. The main front includes single half-glazed doors on both the right and left, each with timber lean-to porches. Beyond the doors are small glazing bar casements, and between them are two-light glazing bar casements. Above these windows is a continuous wooden drip shelf supported by ornate wooden brackets. There are also two single small glazing bar casements at the eaves, with a pair of two-light glazing bar casements set within a central gable above. This gable also features a drip shelf supported by similar brackets and weather boarding above. These houses were part of an initiative by Norfolk County Council to explore affordable house building techniques.