North Cove Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. A Georgian House. 5 related planning applications.
North Cove Hall
- WRENN ID
- heavy-rampart-marsh
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Constituency
- Lowestoft MP: Jess Asato (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- House
- Period
- Georgian
- Address
- North Cove Hall, Marsh Lane, NR34 7PH
- OS grid reference
- TM 464 894
- Coordinates
- 52.4476, 1.62575
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
North Cove Hall is a house built between 1760 and 1770, with earlier work likely dating back to the 17th century at the rear. The building is constructed of red brick and features a roof made of glazed black pantiles, hipped on the front range and with a three-span roof at the rear, where the central portion is less steeply pitched and probably of a later date. The front range has two storeys and an attic, while the rear has three storeys and attics.
The facade has five bays with a flat parapet that wraps around the sides. The center bay is slightly set forward and includes a pediment within the parapet. The windows are inset sash types with glazing bars, set under flat brick arches, and the central window is tripartite with a cornice above. The entrance features a half-glazed door with lower raised and fielded panels, a rectangular fanlight with glazing bars, and panelled reveals, all sheltered by a Roman Doric porch supported by square columns.
There are two pedimented dormers on the front and one segmental-headed dormer on each side. Later additions include single-storey wings, each with one sash window and flanking triple-arcaded screen walls topped with stone vases. Inside, there is a notable main staircase made of oak, featuring one fluted and one twisted baluster per tread, carved tread-ends, and a ramped and wreathed handrail.
The right-hand bedroom boasts a fine Rococo plaster ceiling with a rich modillion cornice and a white marble fireplace inlaid with veined brown marble. The stairwell ceiling is adorned with an enriched cornice and a central rosette, while the left-hand bedroom is simpler, with a dentil cornice and an Adam-style fireplace. The right-hand ground floor room has a cornice with painted decoration. Additionally, the rear staircase extends to the attic and features unusual wooden balustrading designed in a Chinese lattice style.
Local climate
North Cove Hall receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2008
- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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