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The Church Rooms

A Grade II Listed Building in Swaffham, Norfolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6466 / 52°38'47"N

Longitude: 0.6912 / 0°41'28"E

OS Eastings: 582163

OS Northings: 308831

OS Grid: TF821088

Mapcode National: GBR Q84.1KW

Mapcode Global: WHKQW.LQCX

Plus Code: 9F42JMWR+JF

Entry Name: The Church Rooms

Listing Date: 17 January 1973

Last Amended: 15 July 1996

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1269668

English Heritage Legacy ID: 460561

ID on this website: 101269668

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


SWAFFHAM

TF8208 CAMPING LAND 809-1/8/2 (West side) 17/01/73 The Church Rooms (Formerly Listed as: ALBERT TERRACE Former Swaffham National School)

II

National school, now church hall. 1838, converted C20. By William Donthorn. Cut flint with brick dressings; slate roofs. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. 5-window range to south front: central gable over a 4-light C20 timber first-floor window. Remainder of fenestration of top- and bottom-hung casements with glazing bars and gauged skewback arches. Gabled roof. East, entrance, return in 2 distinct parts. South part with 2 stepped buttresses and, between them, a tall arched 4-light Perpendicular window through both storeys. Parapet and shouldered gable in which is inscription: Swaffham National School 1838. North part with a C20 glazed entrance door below a wide overlight with 6 by 3 glazing bars. One large 3-light casement above. Gabled roof. INTERIOR: not inspected.



Listing NGR: TF8216308831

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