Entrance arch, walled garden and glasshouse to former All Hallows Convent is a Grade II listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 February 2022. Garden structure. 4 related planning applications.
Entrance arch, walled garden and glasshouse to former All Hallows Convent
- WRENN ID
- fallen-gallery-hazel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Norfolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 February 2022
- Type
- Garden structure
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The entrance arch, walled garden, and glasshouse are associated with the former All Hallows Convent, built in 1859 to the designs of Henry Woodyer.
The entrance arch and walled garden are made of red brick, with the arch constructed in Flemish bond and the garden wall in Monk bond. The glasshouse is also made of red brick and features a glass roof. The arch serves as the entrance to the convent on Belsey Bridge Road. To its east side is the wall that encloses the north and east sides of the kitchen garden, with the glasshouse attached at a right angle to the east wall.
The exterior features a tall Gothic entrance arch with two orders, set within a high wall that has tiled saddleback coping and a dentilled cornice. To the right of the arch is a plank and batten door with a grille and strap hinge, positioned under a pointed brick arch and hoodmould. To the left of the archway, the wall shows tumbled brickwork where it slopes down to the lower height of the garden wall on the north and east sides.
The north wall, facing the road, has a brick plinth and the same prominent coping and cornice. The longer east wall features saddleback coping and regularly spaced buttresses, stepping down towards the south end as it goes up a slope, and it ends in a substantial brick pier with a pyramidal brick cap.
About halfway along the east wall, at a right angle to it, is a lean-to glasshouse, possibly used as a forcing house. Its rear wall, gable ends, and plinth are made of red brick, and the glazed roof has large rectangular panes set in vertical glazing bars. The rear wall is heated by two flues, with brick stacks that rise slightly above the ridge. The glasshouse can be accessed from the west side through a plank and batten door with strap hinges and a latch handle. Inside, the floor is laid with square clay tiles, and a raised bed runs along the long south side. It is ventilated by two openings on the rear wall, which still have their wooden sliding covers.
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- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
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- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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