Description

KING'S LYNN

TF6119NE QUEEN STREET
610-1/9/186 (East side)
07/06/72 Burkitt Homes
(Formerly Listed as:
QUEEN STREET
Nos.1-12 (Even)
Burkitt Homes)

GV II

12 almshouses. 1909. Built for and endowed by William Burkitt
in memory of his uncle of the same name. Red brick. Machine
tile roofs. Quadrangle plan. Symmetrical entrance facade to
street composed of a 2-storey central gatehouse with
single-storey wings extending 3 bays right and left. Gatehouse
entered through a 4-centred arch. Polygonal angle turrets and
2 further polygonal engaged turrets flanking arch. Mullioned
windows. Crenellated facade. Side wings with mullioned
windows, gabled roofs and 2 ridge stacks each. Crenellated
screen walls extend right and left, with pedestrian entrances.
Under entrance arch is a commemorative plaque giving details
quoted above. East range of court with a twin-gabled centre
lit through two 4-light mullioned windows. Entrance doors to
each house under heavy moulded timber hoods.

Listing NGR: TF6167119888

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26505485

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Recommended Books

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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)