Shakespeare House

KING'S LYNN

TF6120SE KING STREET 610-1/7/95 (West side) 01/12/51 No.29 Shakespeare House (Formerly Listed as: KING STREET (West side) No.29 Shakespeare House)

GV II

Formerly known as: The Shakespeare PH KING STREET. Late C15 hall house on the L-Plan, later public house, now offices. Hall floored C17, red brick skin late C18, further skin to north part early C19 in brown brick when front at this point built out. C15 fabric of brick with timber partitioning. Facade in 2 parts. Single-bay late C18 south part on original wall-plane through 2 storeys. 5-light restored mullioned ground-floor window. One late C18 sash to first floor with glazing bars and a gauged skewback arch, and a blind panel in tall parapet which conceals roof. Main part to north projects. 2 storeys, formerly 3. Central carriage entrance leads through timber-framed passsage to rear. Doorway to front office cut through at street side to south, original entrance now leads into staircase hall at rear to south. On facade passageway is flanked by one 3-light renewed cross casements each side, that to north smaller. Two C20 casements to first floor. Gabled roof with 3 glass lights. Stack emerges through front roof slope towards south end. Carriage passageway emerges under a 2-storey gabled cross wing to north of small courtyard. Hall range is longer and forms south side of this court. 6-light ovolo-mullioned transomed hall window to ground floor, with King mullion, mostly blocked. One mid C18 flush-frame sash to left with glazing bars and 2 similar above. Other C20 windows scattered about. INTERIOR. Ground floor front has a heavy chamfered bridging beam with mortices for arched braces and closely spaced joists. Remainder of ground floor has little of interest. Inserted staircase leads to first floor and a tie beam on which rests a single octagonal crown post with moulded base and capital. Crown purlin missing, but it had braces to the crown post. No mortice holes for braces to collar identified. Front roof is a C20 replica of a clasped purlin structure. Roof of hall range not accessible.

Listing NGR: TF6163620232