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Latitude: 52.5061 / 52°30'21"N
Longitude: -0.2856 / 0°17'7"W
OS Eastings: 516461
OS Northings: 291182
OS Grid: TL164911
Mapcode National: GBR GZ3.SRQ
Mapcode Global: VHGL2.08DN
Plus Code: 9C4XGP47+CQ
Entry Name: The Old Governor's House and Attached House
Listing Date: 4 May 1990
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1238145
English Heritage Legacy ID: 415528
ID on this website: 101238145
Location: Norman Cross, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, PE7
County: Cambridgeshire
District: Huntingdonshire
Civil Parish: Yaxley
Traditional County: Huntingdonshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cambridgeshire
Church of England Parish: Yaxley St Peter
Church of England Diocese: Ely
Tagged with: Architectural structure
The following building shall be added:-
YAXLEY
NORMAN CROSS
TL 1691
20/192 The Old Governor's
House and attached house
GV II
Governor's house, now two dwellings. c 1796, extended c 1816. Rendered
brick; concrete tiles to hipped M-shaped roof to 1796 block, and hipped
Welsh slate roof to 1816 extension; rendered brick stacks. Double - depth
plan to 1796 range (The Old Governor's House), extended to left (south) in
1816. East elevation of 1796 range of 3-storey, symmetrical 3 window range
with 1980's door and sashes; west elevation of 2-storey, 2-window range with
glazing bars to semi-circular arched sashes raised quoin strips and parapet
continued around side elevations. One-storey extension of 5 (west) x 4 bays
with raised quoin strips and parapets; west elevation has central entrance
bay with panelled door and fanlight set in semi-circular arched architrave,
and portico with fluted columns, and semi-circular arched sashes with
glazing bars; south elevation has 12-pane sashes set in square-headed
architraves. Interior: Old Governor's House has panelled doors set in
moulded wood architraves, open-wellstaircase with stick balusters ramped
handrail; early C19 first-floor fireplace with roundels. Interior of
adjoining house not inspected. Built as part of the prisoner of war camp
(now a scheduled Ancient Monument) established in 1796 to house 8,000 Dutch
and French prisoners and the first purpose-built prisoner of war camp.
Listing NGR: TL1646191182
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