The Custom House

TG 0443 CLEY NEXT THE SEA HIGH STREET (north-west side)

9/44 The The Custom House (formerly 20.2.52. listed as Customs House)

GV II

House, set back from street, c.1700; pinkish brick with red brick dressings, roof not visible behind parapet, 3 bays, double depth, 3 storeys and attic. Asymmetrical facade to street: 2 flush sashes with glazing bars to each floor, 4 x 4 panes to ground and first floor with skewback flat arches having moulded band above; blocked openings to first and 2nd floors; doorway to middle bay: stone fluted pilasters having capitals developing into brackets supporting flat moulded canopy; 8 panelled door, upper 4 panels raised and fielded, scalloped glazed fanlight; rectangular wooden panel above with relief carving showing Cley Mill (qv 8/55) the Custom House and a boat being laden. Elaborate moulded brick and brick dentil cornice; rendered stone coped parapet, brick gable of shallow pitch asymmetrical to facade having small central window. Rubbed brick decoration to arches of 2nd floor windows. Passage-way to left under first bay, semi-circular conch head to arch having rubbed brick keystone. Symmetrical facade to Quay: rendered to eaves, courses of red and gault brick above to gable; 3 bays, 2 storeys and attic. Flush sashes with glazing bars under segmental heads having moulded bands above, 2 each to ground first floor, 3 to second floor; . small central attic window. 6 panelled central door; flanking brick pilasters under steep brick pediment, of rubbed brick decoration to lintel. Relief stone carving of St. George and the Dragon above passage-way arch set back to right.

Listing NGR: TG0452743994