Building record MLI95148 - 12 St Paul's Street, Stamford
Summary
12 St Paul's Street, Stamford.
Type and Period (2)
- HOUSE (Medieval to Modern - 1500 AD to 2050 AD)
- HALL HOUSE (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1500 AD to 1663 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
This building originated as a house with hall and cross wing, dating to around 1500. A wing was added behind the hall in around 1600 and in 1663 a new ashlar front was built in two phases, destroying the cross wing roof. The alterations in 1663 were carried out by Toby Norris the younger, a bellfounder, who lived and worked there. The hall was probably originally open but had been ceiled over by 1626. The street front has two two-storey bay windows, orvolo moulded mullioned windows and a bolection moulded doorway. On the east gable is a lozenge-shaped panel inscribed 'T N S 1663' for Toby and Susannah Norris. The interior plan still reflects the original late medieval layout. The former hall has its original fireplace (within which is a smaller, 18th century wooden surround) and 17th century panelling. The roof is 17th century. The former cross wing has some possible original partitions and a remnant of the medieval roof. The rear wing has some original fittings including a fireplace and a cross beam as well as later 17th century bolection moulded panelling, doors and fireplace surrounds and a plaster floor on the first floor. {1}
This two storey house has an almost untouched 17th century front in ashlar with two two-storey bays, each with a mullioned upper window. The lower windows are later but in the original openings. The door is set in a fine rectangular frame with bolection moulding. One gable contains a datestone. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {2}
The rear portion of the house has masonry which is clearly early and a late 15th or early 16th century fireplace (still retaining traces of original paintwork) appears to have been inserted into an earlier building. {3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI912 Bibliographic Reference: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1977. An Inventory of Historical Monuments. The Town of Stamford. No 375, pp 145-46, plates 75, 129.
- <2> SLI6708 Index: Department of the Environment. 1974. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 1/296.
- <3> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p 704.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 03227 07302 (16m by 20m) Surveyed |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STAMFORD, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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