Vicarage is a Grade II* listed building in the Great Yarmouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 June 1953. Office, residential. 2 related planning applications.
Vicarage
- WRENN ID
- carved-glass-curlew
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Great Yarmouth
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 June 1953
- Type
- Office, residential
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Vicarage, originally a 17th-century rear wing with a 1718 facade, was extended in 1781 and restored in 1983 by the Paul Robinson Partnership. It is constructed of flint and brick for the rear wing, and red brick for the facade, with black-glazed pantile roofs.
The main facade, dated 1718, is three stories high and features an eight-window range. A 1983 door is centrally placed with a decorative shell hood, originally from 1718, set on scrolled brackets. The windows are 19th-century sash replacements with 9/9 glazing bars within flush frames, set under gauged skewback arches. Attic sashes have 6/6 panes. A late 19th-century single-story bay window extends across the left three bays, with 9/9 and 6/6 sashes and a balustraded parapet. Platbands run between the floor levels of the main facade. A rebuilt low parapet displays a plaque recording construction in 1718 by the Corporation and repair by William Fisher, Mayor, in 1781. The south gable was reshaped but subsequently rebuilt with a straight east slope. A two-story extension, likely from 1781, is situated to the left of the main elevation. A full-height canted bay window, rebuilt after bomb damage in 1942, has arched glazing bars and numerous panes. A modillion and dentil eaves cornice runs along the building. The north return has replaced tripartite sash windows on each floor.
The rear wing dates to the 17th century and is two stories high. Its south side has a rendered ground floor with a 20th-century casement window inserted after an outshut was removed. Two 6/6 horned sashes are present on the first floor. This wing has a gabled roof. The north front features a full-height late 19th-century outshut with 6/6 sashes.
The interior of the 17th-century wing retains three bridging beams with sunk-quadrant mouldings and run-out stops; there are remnants of a fire canopy at the east end. The roof preserves two pairs of early 17th-century upper crucks and two tiers of butt purlins. A late 19th-century front extension incorporates a room with large-framed panelling in an 18th-century style, matching the panelling in the ante-room. The south-facing room on the facade has mid-18th-century large-framed panelling, a dado rail, and a shouldered and eared overmantel. An early 18th-century staircase with turned balusters and a moulded handrail leads to the first floor, continuing to a second floor via an early 19th-century staircase of similar construction. The roof of the front block is a simple rafter and purlin type, which was damaged by a bomb in 1942.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2021
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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