Manual Ref* NFnrNOR157 Show 2 images 192
Title*

Keystone - St Giles
County Norfolk   District Council Norwich City Council 
Civil Parish or equivalent Norwich City Council  Town/Village* Norwich 
Road St Giles Street 
Precise Location No. 34 South side 
OS Grid Ref TG226084  Postcode NR2 
Previous location(s)  
Setting On Building  Access Public 
Artist/Maker Role Qualifier
Not known     

Commissioned by

  

Design & Constrn period

 Probably 19th century 

Date of installing

  

Exact date of unveiling

  

Category
Abstract Animal Architectural
Commercial Commemorative Composite
Free Functional Funerary
Heraldic Military Natural
Non-Commemorative Performance Portable
Religious Roadside, Wayside Sculptural
Temporary, Mobile Other  

Object Type
Building Clock Tower Architectural
Coat of Arms Cross Fountain
Landscape Marker Medallion
Mural Panel Readymade
Relief Shaft Sculpture
Statue Street Furniture War Memorial
Other Object Sub Type: Keystone with head

Subject Type
Allegorical Mythological Pictorial
Figurative Non-figurative Portrait
Still-life Symbolic Other

Subject Sub Type
Bust Equestrian Full-length
Group Head Reclining
Seated Standing Torso
Part Material Dimension
Keystone  Stone  H. approx. 60 cms W. 40 cms 

Work is
Extant Not Sited Lost

Owner/Custodian

 Not known 

Listing status
Grade I Grade II* Grade II Don't Know Not Listed

Surface Condition
Corrosion, Deterioration Accretions
Bird Guano Abrasions, cracks, splits
Biological growth Spalling, crumbling
Metallic staining Previous treatments
Other  
Detail:

Structural Condition
Armature exposed Broken or missing parts
Replaced parts Loose elements
Cracks, splits, breaks, holes Spalling, crumbling
Water collection Other
Detail:

Vandalism
Graffiti Structural damage Surface Damage
Detail:

Overall condition
Good Fair Poor

Risk
No Known Risk At Risk Immediate
Signatures/Marks  
Inscriptions  

Description (physical)

 The rusticated doorway has a headstone showing the classically inspired head of an ancient bearded philosopher. 

Description (iconographical)

 The original function and date of the building is not known. The Department of the Environment listing notes that the rusticated facade is not original but dates from the twentieth century. 

Photographs

 Date taken: 
Date logged: 

Photographed by:
Sarah Cocke

On Site Inspection

 Date:  1/11/2006

Inspected by:
Richard Cocke

Sources and References

 www.imagesofengland.org.uk 03/11/06 

Database

 Date entered:  7/11/2006

Data inputter:
Richard Cocke