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Aston House and Dalton House

A Grade II Listed Building in Swaffham, Norfolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6501 / 52°39'0"N

Longitude: 0.6884 / 0°41'18"E

OS Eastings: 581959

OS Northings: 309209

OS Grid: TF819092

Mapcode National: GBR Q7Y.T0C

Mapcode Global: WHKQW.KN17

Plus Code: 9F42MM2Q+29

Entry Name: Aston House and Dalton House

Listing Date: 10 January 1951

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1269546

English Heritage Legacy ID: 460655

ID on this website: 101269546

Location: Swaffham, Breckland, Norfolk, PE37

County: Norfolk

District: Breckland

Civil Parish: Swaffham

Built-Up Area: Swaffham

Traditional County: Norfolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Norfolk

Church of England Parish: Swaffham St Peter and St Paul

Church of England Diocese: Norwich

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Description




TF8109
809-1/5/95
10/01/51

SWAFFHAM
STATION STREET
(West side)
Nos.24 AND 26
Aston House (No.24) and Dalton House (No.26)

GV
II

House, now 2 houses. Mid C17, raised and refronted c1830,
subdivided C20. Flint and brick with red brick facade.
Pantiled roof.
EXTERIOR: facade of 3 storeys in 6-window range. Third bay
(from left) with C20 glazed double doors. Fenestration at
ground and first floors of 6/6 unhorned sashes with gauged
skewback arches. Attic floor with 3/3 unhorned sashes.
Modillion eaves cornice. Gabled roof. Internal gable-end
stacks north and south. Additional side bay to south end added
late C19 containing doorway: recessed half-glazed door within
reeded doorcase. North gable of mid C17 cut flint decorated
with brick diaper.
Stuccoed 2-storey addition to west of this gable containing
recessed 6-panelled door, the upper 4 panels glazed. One 3/6
unhorned sash to first floor. Rear with 2-storey and dormer
attic extension of c1830. At first floor is a curved bay
window fitted with horned sashes with glazing bars disposed as
4/1 to sides and 6/6 to centre.
INTERIOR: No.24: 6-panelled doors, C20 chimneypiece in main
east room, deep plaster cornices in same room. C20 cast-iron
staircase.
No.26: principal staircase of c1830 has stick balusters and
ramped and wreathed handrail; upper stairwell with 6 C19
plaster panels depicting Stations of the Cross and 3 larger
panels of allegorical figurative scenes. Roof of principals
and 2 tiers of taper-tenoned butt purlins.

Listing NGR: TF8195909209

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