Augustine Steward'S House

Augustine Steward's House is a Grade II* listed building located on Tombland, originally constructed in the 16th century with later alterations. The ground floor features painted brick, while the first floor showcases exposed close studding with painted brick infill, and the upper section is rendered. The roof is a hioped gable covered with pantiles. The house has three storeys and a cellar, with a first-floor jetty.

The main entrance includes a 19th-century half-glazed door with glazing bars and an overlight to the left. A large window on the ground floor has three four-centred lights, glazing bars, and decorated spandrels. The first floor features a joined pair of mullioned and transomed windows, along with a joined pair of casements on the second floor. To the left, a 17th-century wing is supported by two main posts with braces and a bressumer over Tombland Alley. This wing contains an original first-floor mullioned and transomed window with three lights and a fixed glazing-bar window above it.

The side elevation facing Tombland Alley has a continuous first-floor jetty and six first-floor windows. The ground-floor windows include two with pairs of elaborately carved shutters, and several first-floor windows have iron-framed casements. There are also two lead rainwater heads and downpipes. Inside, the building features moulded ceiling beams.

Augustine Steward, a wealthy mercer, built the house and served as Sheriff in 1526, Mayor of Norwich in 1534, 1546, and 1556, and as Burgess in Parliament in 1547. The house is reputed to have been erected in 1549. It underwent extensive restoration around 1900 and later, and part of the roof was destroyed by fire in 1944.