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Town Hall and Attached Front Railings

A Grade II Listed Building in Swaffham, Norfolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6467 / 52°38'48"N

Longitude: 0.6883 / 0°41'17"E

OS Eastings: 581968

OS Northings: 308836

OS Grid: TF819088

Mapcode National: GBR Q84.0VM

Mapcode Global: WHKQW.JQZT

Plus Code: 9F42JMWQ+M8

Entry Name: Town Hall and Attached Front Railings

Listing Date: 17 January 1973

Last Amended: 15 July 1996

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1269635

English Heritage Legacy ID: 460569

ID on this website: 101269635

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

Tagged with: City hall Seat of local government

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Description



SWAFFHAM

TF8108 LONDON STREET
809-1/7/10 (West side)
17/01/73 No.4
Town Hall, and attached front
railings
(Formerly Listed as:
LONDON STREET
(West side)
Town Hall)

GV II

House, later used as town hall. Early C19. Red brick, slate
roofs.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and dormer attic; 3-window range. Window
bays project forward slightly. Central 6-panelled door behind
Greek Doric doorcase consisting of 2 columns and 2 pilasters
supporting entablature. One 2/2 horned sash right and left
under arched heads in which are painted arched hoods. Three
4/4 horned sashes to first floor with plastered decorative
gauged skewback arches. Gabled roof. 3 flat-topped dormers
fitted with 2/2 horned sashes. Stack on rear roof slope to
left and front roof slope to right.
INTERIOR: council chamber, formerly dining room: 2 fluted
Greek Doric columns at south end, moulded cornices and late
C19 marble chimneypiece. Late C19 stick-baluster staircase
with panelled newel posts.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: circular-section wrought-iron railings to
street.



Listing NGR: TF8196808836

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