Thorpe End Garden Village Thorpe End was developed in the 1930s as a "Garden Village" by Percy and Leonard Howes of the Norwich estate agents Percy Howes and Co, who saw a potential market in the provision of new middle class houses, within easy commuting distance of the city, but in rural surroundings, and bought a site of 90 acres in open country straddling the Plumstead Road. Their brochure offered the ideal home at Thorpe End - house designs were not stipulated, but they had to be designed and built under the supervision of members of the Royal Institute of British Architects. The use of mellow bricks and thatched roofs was encouraged to lend the development an old-world character. The houses were to be built at a density of no more than three to the acre, all gardens having room for a tennis court, a quintessential thirties middle-class aspiration. Although later development has diluted these high ideals, much of the Garden Village has survived. This house, on the north east side of the central green, was occupied by Leonard Howes himself, and is one of the largest and most eleborately picturesque in the development.

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Myrtle Cottage

Diss

james

SAR 540 total

includes taxes & fees

25 Nov - 26 Nov

Southrepps Lodge

Norwich

SAR 11,393 total

includes taxes & fees

27 Nov - 28 Nov

1 bedroom accommodation in Lessingham, near Stalham

Lessingham, near Stalham

Tracey G.

SAR 1,253 total

includes taxes & fees

24 Nov - 25 Nov

Enchanted by thatch and character.

Catfield, near Potter Heigham

"Such a beautiful little cottage we loved every minute there.Not much in the village local pub very nice and friendly and the food was excellent then there was a small village store. It was very good location for us for getting to Norwich and we also went to sea palling bit chilly but lovely beach for walk also went to Cromer and some other little places we highly recommend and we will be booking again very soon."

Christine Dalton

SAR 1,032 total

includes taxes & fees

26 Nov - 27 Nov

3 bedroom accommodation in Oxnead, near Aylsham

Oxnead, near Aylsham

"An absolutely wonderful cottage in fantastic grounds. A real country getaway. We enjoyed a lovely winter pre-Christmas break here and it was a great base from which to explore North Norfolk and the coast. The grounds of the estate in which the cottage sits are beautiful, with lots of walks without getting in the car. The cottage is so cosy and inviting that you don’t need to leave if you don’t want to. The cottage is full of old style charm but with all the modern fixtures and fittings you could...

Carolyn

SAR 3,518 total

includes taxes & fees

27 Nov - 28 Nov