Printing Museum, Jarrold's Printing Works is a Grade II* listed building in the Norwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 April 1986. Museum. 1 related planning application.

Printing Museum, Jarrold's Printing Works

WRENN ID
crumbling-quartz-nightshade
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Norwich
Constituency
Norwich South MP: Clive Lewis (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 April 1986
Type
Museum
Address
Printing Museum, Jarrold's Printing Works, Whitefriars, NR3 1SU
OS grid reference
TG 234 092
Coordinates
52.63509, 1.30024
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Printing Museum, formerly known as Jarrold's Printing Works, is a Grade II listed building located on the east side of Whitefriars. This brick-built undercroft likely has historical ties to the Carmelite Friary and dates back to the late 13th and 14th centuries, featuring walls from this period and 15th-century vaulting. The structure is constructed from flint and brick, with some stone dressings. It is positioned at right angles to the street and is flanked on the south and east sides by 20th-century warehouses. The north wall of the building stands two storeys high and showcases diagonal and cross-ribs that spring from wall piers. There is a wide end-chamber that may connect to a 15th-century stair entry located in the north-east corner. The building is designated as Grade II due to its significance as part of an important group within the City Walls and is also scheduled as an Ancient Monument.

Local climate

Printing Museum, Jarrold's Printing Works sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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