Norfolk Buildings Explained

Norfolk Buildings is a terrace of grade II listed houses at 73-91 Bristol Road, Gloucester, on the east side between Theresa Street and Alma Place.

The buildings were begun in 1836 to a design by the architect Thomas Fulljames in the Greek Revival style for the reverend Samuel Lysons of nearby Hempsted Court.^[1] It was originally known as Theresa Place. In 1829 they were described by the local writer George Worrall Counsel as "a very handsome row of elegant houses".^[2] The north end of the terrace was the Norfolk House Hotel^[3] but is now The Linden Tree pub under the management of Wadworth Brewery.^[4] To the rear of the buildings is Alma Terrace.

Lysons also developed houses from 1854 in Theresa Street, originally known as Clarence Town, and Alma Place. Lysons Avenue is a short distance to the south.^[1]

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Notes and References

1. Book: Verey, David & Alan Brooks.. The Buildings of England Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and the Forest of Dean. 2002. Yale University Press. New Haven. 3rd. 9780300097337. 507.
2. Book: The history and description of the city of Gloucester: From the earliest period to the present time ; with an account of St. Peter's Abbey, the cathedral, churches, and other religious houses ; ...the origin and present state of the port of Gloucester ; the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal. 192 . Norfolk Buildings Bristol Road, Gloucester. . Printed for J. Bulgin . Counsel. George Worrall. 1829.
3. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/866999a1-2214-4e0d-bb3a-569023b1530a Linden Tree Inn, formerly Norfolk House Hotel, 73/75 Bristol Road, with abstract of...
4. https://whatpub.com/pubs/GLO/0578/linden-tree-gloucester Linden Tree.