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Plowright Place

A Grade II Listed Building in Swaffham, Norfolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6475 / 52°38'51"N

Longitude: 0.6876 / 0°41'15"E

OS Eastings: 581916

OS Northings: 308921

OS Grid: TF819089

Mapcode National: GBR Q84.0NV

Mapcode Global: WHKQW.JQN6

Plus Code: 9F42JMXQ+22

Entry Name: Plowright Place

Listing Date: 17 January 1973

Last Amended: 15 July 1996

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1269599

English Heritage Legacy ID: 460621

ID on this website: 101269599

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



TF8108
809-1/7/62
17/01/73

SWAFFHAM
MARKET PLACE
(West side)
No.36
Plowright Place
(Formerly Listed as:
MARKET PLACE
(West side)
No.34
Plowright (Southern Building))
(Formerly Listed as:
WHITESANDS ROAD
(East side)
Foundry at back of No.34 Market Place (Plowright))

GV
II

Foundry, now shopping arcade. c1860. Converted to shopping
arcade 1982. Yellow brick facade under slate roof (front) and
pantiles (rear); rear ranges of flint with brick dressings and
pantiled or corrugated asbestos roofs.
EXTERIOR: 2-storey facade in 5-window range, nearly
symmetrical. Centre carriageway to rear defined by pilasters
rising to shaped gable and enclosing an arched 2-light
casement at first floor. One twin casement to each floor right
and left, with raised surrounds and keyblocks. Single recessed
bay to left containing arched pedestrian doorway to rear;
single-light casement above, also with raised surround and
keyblock. Right-hand bay with C20 shop display window and a
single-light casement to first floor within raised surround
with keyblock. Gabled roof. No stacks.
Rear courtyard with long range on south side: 2 storeys,
11-window range. 4 former carriage entrances blocked in 1982
with doorways or shop display windows. Fenestration of 1982
casements. Some first-floor loading doors boarded over. Dentil
eaves cornice. Gabled roof.
INTERIOR: 2 cast-iron columns within central carriageway. No
features of special interest noted in southern range.

Listing NGR: TF8191608921

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