Description

GREAT YARMOUTH

TG5203 PAVILION ROAD
839-1/9/227 (North side)
31/10/96 Southtown And Gorleston
The Pavilion

II

Theatre and pavilion. 1901. By JW Cockrill assisted by OH
Cockrill. Red brick with terracotta decoration. Copper roofs.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Plan is of an auditorium running
north-south with a lower aisle on the west side. Towards the
south end is a higher rectangular block arranged transeptally
with 4 corner towers, and abutting the south of this is a
single-storey narthex with a balustraded terraced roof. The
narthex has a mid C20 entrance fascia under a hood. Clasping
side pilasters. The towers of the transept block have 2-light
casements to the principal faces under terracotta arches with
shell designs. Balustrades below 4 domes with decorative iron
cresting. The west return with 3 arched doors and one blind
door formerly the principal entrance. Main south face at
first-floor level with four 2-light windows with a vesica. The
west side and the west aisle each have 3 segmental windows
filled with modified Perpendicular tracery designs and there
is a fourth to the north return. 3 paired lancets to the main
north wall. East flank of 7 bays, 6 of which have 2-light
windows with vesicae. The north bay has an entrance porch.
INTERIOR: not inspected.

Listing NGR: TG5303103580

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Gorleston Pavilion at Wikipedia
• Gorleston Pavilion official website
• Wikidata Q5586596

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Recommended Books

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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (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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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings