Greyfriars House is a Grade II listed building in the Great Yarmouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 August 1974. Office, church. 4 related planning applications.
Greyfriars House
- WRENN ID
- silver-pinnacle-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Great Yarmouth
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 August 1974
- Type
- Office, church
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Greyfriars House, formerly known as Middlegate Congregational Church, is located on Greyfriar's Way in Great Yarmouth. Built in 1870 by architect JT Bottle, it was converted into municipal offices in 1990 by Peter Codling. The building features cut quarry and Quaternary flint with Lincolnshire Limestone ashlar dressings and has slate roofs. It includes a nave, aisles, transepts, and a chancel.
The exterior showcases a west front with a gabled nave and aisles, separated by buttresses that rise to pointed finials. There are two arched west doors, now glazed, with the internal doors serving as shutters. An arched doorway leads to the aisles, and a five-light west window in a geometric style is set under a flushwork arch. Each side of the aisles has a projecting staircase turret adorned with encircled quatrefoils. The four aisle bays are defined by stepped buttresses and feature two and three-light windows. A door added in 1990 is located on the south side, and there are eight paired clerestory windows. The roof has been fitted with Velux roof lights. The transepts are blind to the west, except for an arcade of shallow niches, and they terminate in gable ends with large rose windows above a continuing arcade of niches. The east end has a semicircular projection that marks the sanctuary dome and several inserted windows.
Inside, the building has been divided into offices and is floored. The arcade posts are circular, and the transept crossing arches are supported by elaborated roof trusses featuring arched braces with traceried spandrels. The west end has a crown post roof, while the posts at the east end have been removed.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2024
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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