17,18, CHURCH STREET

KING'S LYNN

TF6119NE CHURCH STREET 610-1/9/37 (West side) 07/06/72 Nos.17 AND 18

GV II*

Domestic building associated with Benedictine Priory which lay immediately west. Divided into 2 houses probably at Reformation. Present buildings c1470, refaced C18, but with C14 elements to rear (west wall). Interiorss largely C20. Carstone and limestone. Brick facade and returns, front rendered and colourwashed. 2 storeys. No.17 with central panelled door in simple doorcase. One late C20 horned sash window left and right replacing shopfronts. Small C20 fixed window to extreme right. 3 sashes with glazing bars to first floor. No.18 entered through C20 half-glazed door to right. 2 plate-glass sashes to its left, and 2 similar to first floor, each with one glazing bar. Gabled roof continues over both houses. Internal gable-end stacks. Rear elevation with various minor ground-floor alterations and extensions. Traces of former doorways and windows discernible. First floor with 3 stone mullioned windows, the lights 4-centred, under square hollow-chamfered hoods on label stops. From north they are of 3, 2 and 1-lights respectively, the latter serving No.18. One C20 dormer to No.17, two to No.18. INTERIOR. (Only No.17 inspected). Ground-floor north room with wave-moulded bridging beam and plain joists. South room with a chamfered bridging beam. Crown post roof of high quality: 2 bays, tension braces from posts to tie beams, arched braces from posts to crown purlins, common rafters and collars. Roof said to continue uninterrupted into No.18, as is likely.

Listing NGR: TF6181819761