Fitton Oake is a Grade II* listed building in the King0s Lynn and West Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 July 1951. A Tudor House. 1 related planning application.
Fitton Oake
- WRENN ID
- gilded-flint-jay
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- King0s Lynn and West Norfolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 July 1951
- Type
- House
- Period
- Tudor
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Fitton Oake is a house built between 1570 and 1577, which was restored from 1976 to 1980. It is constructed of brick and has a pantiled roof. The building has a Latin cross plan with a two-storey porch on the east side of the long arm. It features two storeys and an attic, with the east front set on a plinth that is offset at the first floor. The gabled tower porch has chamfered corners and a four-centred arch over a 20th-century door, which is sheltered by a hood of moulded brick with label stops. A similar hood is found over the first floor and attic windows. All windows are casements from the 1976-80 restoration.
To the north, there is a cross wing with a gabled roof, featuring details similar to the main building, a 20th-century porch, and a French window on the ground floor. The chimney stack has triple hexagonal flues on a square plinth at the junction of the cruciform structure. The south gable wall was rebuilt in the 18th century and includes tumbling and an internal stack, while the north gable rests on kneelers and has a blocked attic window. The west elevation mirrors the east, with the cross wing largely resembling that on the east but with altered window openings and octagonal stepped corner turrets that once had pinnacles. A terracotta plaque dated 1577 is located in the gable head. There are also a pair of engaged octagonal pinnacles against the west wall of the long arm opposite the tower porch. The interior is of little interest, except for a chamfered bridging beam in the lounge that has a sunk hollow moulding inscribed with "T 1570 W."
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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2000
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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