Description

LOWESTOFT

TM59SW HIGH BEECH
914-1/3/11 (North side)
13/12/49 No.16
The Beeches

II

Formerly known as: The Beccles NORMANSTON DRIVE.
House, now flats. Early C19. Gault brick, rendered to returns
and rear. Double-depth plan with slate to the front range and
pantiles to the rear. Facade is to the south. 2 storeys in 3
bays. Central full-height bow opened to the ground floor to
form a porch defined by a pair of fluted Greek Doric columns.
The door is C20 half-glazed under a rectangular overlight.
Above the door is a 6/6 curved sash under a gauged skewback
arch. One similar, though flat, sash to each floor either side
of the bow. Projecting eaves. Gabled roof over which shows a
pair of gault-brick stacks set in the valley between the 2
piles. The left-hand (west) stack reduced in height following
gale damage 1987. Against the east and west returns are C20
single-storey extensions. The rear elevation is irregular: C20
glazed door right of centre, one early C19 6/6 sash
ground-floor left, another first-floor right, remainder are
C20 sashes or casements. Dentil eaves cornice. INTERIOR. Open
string stick-baluster staircase with a ramped and wreathed
handrail. The rear section has chamfered bridging beams.

Listing NGR: TM5362293889

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26502196

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey