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Lazar House

A Grade II* Listed Building in Norwich, Norfolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6454 / 52°38'43"N

Longitude: 1.3033 / 1°18'11"E

OS Eastings: 623565

OS Northings: 310413

OS Grid: TG235104

Mapcode National: GBR WBJ.82

Mapcode Global: WHMTF.ZRRW

Plus Code: 9F43J8W3+48

Entry Name: Lazar House

Listing Date: 26 February 1954

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1051828

English Heritage Legacy ID: 229611

ID on this website: 101051828

Location: Mill Hill, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3

County: Norfolk

District: Norwich

Electoral Ward/Division: Sewell

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Norwich

Traditional County: Norfolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Norfolk

Church of England Parish: Sprowston St Mary and St Margaret

Church of England Diocese: Norwich

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Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Enhancement on 17 August 2022 to amend the description and to reformat the text to current standards

TG 21 SW
2/835

SPROWSTON ROAD (east side)
No. 219 (Lazar House)

26.2.54

II*
Former leprosy Hospital (Magdalen Chapel) C12. Later an almshouse until C17. Restored 1906 by Sir Eustace Gurney and subsequently a Branch Library. Now a day centre for people with learning disabilities. Flint rubble with stone and some brick dressings; pantiled roof.

Now L-plan. Two storeys (mostly open to roof); six window range at right-angles to street. Norman doorway in gable end has attached shafts with cushion capitals and roll-moulded voussoirs. Round-headed window (renewed) above with two small blind slits and two oculi with brick dressings at the head of the gable. Right-side elevation has a damaged Norman door and another blocked door with four-centred brick arch. Red brick reconstruction with two- and three-light mullioned and transomed windows, together with a single-storey wing at right angles and its projecting porch presumably date from the early C20 restoration.

Interior: medieval window splays and dressings include two round headed arches with earstone dressings in the west gable. Most roof-timbers replaced. Founded before 1119 by Herbert de Losigna, the nave was used as the hospital and the chancel served as a chapel for the inmates.

Listing NGR: TG2356510413

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