Fitzroy House

Fitzroy House is a former townhouse, likely built in the first half of the 18th century. By the end of the 19th century, the ground floor was used as office space. In 1939, it was converted into offices for Swaffham Rural District Council, and then became private offices in 1974.

The building is constructed of brown brick in header bond, featuring a brick stack and a roof made of black-glazed pantiles. It stands three storeys tall and has five bays. There is a plat band at the first floor and sill bands for the first and second-floor windows. The ground floor has a central six-panelled and fielded door, with the upper two panels glazed, framed by a timber doorcase that includes a pulvinated frieze and a triangular pediment on consoles. To the left of the doorway are two six-over-one horned sash windows, and to the right are two one-over-one unhorned sash windows. The first and second floors both feature six six-over-six horned sash windows, except for the central second-floor window, which is a two-over-two horned sash, and the unhorned sash at the right end of the same floor. All windows have gauged skewback arches. At the south end of the building, there is an internal gable-end stack. The rear of the building includes a two- and three-storey cross wing with nine arched recesses on the ground floor, which contain either doorways or Diocletian windows. This section has a plat band at the first floor and a dentilled eaves cornice above. The first- and second-floor windows were replaced in the late 20th century. The three-storey section to the east has a hipped roof, while the rest of the building has a gabled roof.

Inside, Fitzroy House retains an 18th-century open-string staircase, which features three turned balusters on each tread, fluted newel posts, and a ramped moulded handrail. The dado panelling matches the staircase, and there is a glazed lantern at the roof level.