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Assembly Rooms

A Grade II Listed Building in Swaffham, Norfolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6479 / 52°38'52"N

Longitude: 0.6877 / 0°41'15"E

OS Eastings: 581921

OS Northings: 308964

OS Grid: TF819089

Mapcode National: GBR Q7Y.STN

Mapcode Global: WHKQW.JPPX

Plus Code: 9F42JMXQ+53

Entry Name: Assembly Rooms

Listing Date: 17 January 1973

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1269613

English Heritage Legacy ID: 460591

ID on this website: 101269613

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
809-1/7/33
17/01/73

SWAFFHAM
MARKET PLACE
No.1
Assembly Rooms

GV
II

Assembly rooms. 1776-78, with south front added 1817 by
William Newham. Repairs and alterations in 1950s. Red brick;
roof of black-glazed pantiles. South front stuccoed.
EXTERIOR: west front of one storey in a 5-window range.
Central 3 bays broken forward and rebuilt in 1950s. Central
6-panelled door. Fenestration of 6/6 unhorned sashes under
gauged skewback arches, those to centre 3 bays with segmental
heads. Outer bays with original brickwork and dentil eaves
cornice. Hipped roof.
South front of one storey. 4 late C19 2-light casements to
left set within early C19 moulded surrounds with hoods.
Double-leaf C20 8-panelled door to right under 5-vaned
fanlight and within rusticated arch. Plain parapet. Shallow
gabled roof.
INTERIOR: south door leads to wide entrance passageway and to
reception room at right angles: 3 doorways with lugged
surrounds. South windows have lugged internal surrounds.
Suspended C20 ceiling. 3 folding doors lead to main assembly
room lit from the 5 west windows, which have arched internal
surrounds. Suspended C20 ceiling. Gallery at north end.
(Norfolk Archaeological Unit: Sites and Monuments Record).

Listing NGR: TF8192108964

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