Misplaced Pages

Clifton House, King's Lynn

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Grade I listed house in King's Lynn, England

Doorway at Clifton House, showing decorative detail
Tower at Clifton House

Clifton House is a Grade I listed building on Queen Street, King's Lynn, in Norfolk, England. A house has stood on the site since the 13th century. The current facade was constructed in 1708. The doorcase has Solomonic columns with modified Corinthian capitals. There is a mid 14th-century, four-bay undercroft beneath the street.

At the west end of the property is a late 16th-century look-out tower. It was built of brick and is of five storeys, with a six-storey polygonal staircase tower. On each floor is one room.

References

  1. Historic England. "Clifton House (Grade I) (1210377)". National Heritage List for England.

External links

52°45′10″N 0°23′38″E / 52.7529°N 0.393789°E / 52.7529; 0.393789


Stub icon

This article about a United Kingdom building or structure is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: