Description

1.
5186 RICHMOND HILL
(North-west Side)
No 48
(Norfolk Hotel)
SZ 0891 13/126 12.7.74

II

2.
1897, stucco, 4 storeys and basement, varied roofline. Centre and wings slightly
projecting, with tripartite windows to each floor. Central gable has triangular
pediment (with painted coat-of-arms) supported by consoles, flanked on each side
by 2 pedimented dormers connected by balustrade, and by higher segmentally pedimented
wings. Extensions in similar style, but plain roofline, along St Stephen's Road.
Rear of main block in buff brick with stucco dressings, 4-storey canted bay at
north-west corner. Included principally for excellent Art Nouvear iron verandah
raised on basement across whole facade between wings (1 bay projecting as porch):
Corinthian coloumnettes, openwork spandrels, repetitive sinuous leaf motif of
intersecting rails on balustrading to terrace and balcony. Same motif on iron
balconies of ground and 1st floor in west wing 1st floor in east wing.

Listing NGR: SZ0862991339

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Norfolk Hotel at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26446220

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Recommended Books

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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability