House, Burnham Norton
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House, Burnham Norton
Image: © Nigel Jones Taken: 9 Jun 2007
Unusually this new house has dared to break local architectural convention. A typical new build in north west Norfolk apes what is deemed to be traditional: flint and brick detailing, red pantiles, and small windows with small panes of glass. I suppose that this is what people want, or what the developers think they want, rather than what the planners demand (otherwise designs such as this would not get built). I find the predominance of traditional pastiche in new build homes dispiriting. But that's just my view. Untangling the whole thing might be the subject of an interesting thesis.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.96274
Longitude
0.720429