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North Walsham Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management PlanRoman Catholic Church of the Sacred HeartA strongly designed red brick building of 1935, the church is set at the junction of GrammarSchool Road and Kings Arms St. The church is screened from the road on the north andeast sides by trees and low hedges.Figure 38 : Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred HeartThe main access road to the church is from Kings Arms St, with low hedges on both sides.It is followed by a large gravel car park, which extends up to the side of the church. Behindthe church, on the west side, is a large well-tended lawn, bordered by trees and bushes.There is a single storey church hall on the south side, a modern and undistinguished design.The path between the hall and the main entrance to the church is of paving slabs.The grounds form a good setting for this Grade II listed building. The greenery to the westis a particularly attractive backdrop. The only improvement which could be made is to movethe edge of the car park further away from the church wall, so parked cars are not set asclose to the building.6.2.3 Character Area 3: Loose knit, residentialGrammar School Road and the junction with King’s Arms StreetGrammar School Road is notable for its attractive mix of trees and buildings. While theadjoining side roads do give occasional glimpse of some less pleasing developments, thisis an interesting and generally positive approach to the town. Its weakest feature is the viewof Lidl’s supermarket at the east end.The south-west corner of the conservation area covers the junction with King’s Arms StandGrammar School Road. This is one of the main entry points into the town for traffic leavingthe A149. At the beginning of King’s Arms Street is a Roman Catholic church. This is a strongred brick building of 1935, although largely hidden by substantial hedges and tall conifers.After this, the street changes character; small houses front the road on the west side, facedby the inter-war buildings and grounds of Paston College on the other.Grammar School Road is a wide and generally busy road, as the variety of road signs onthe north side attest. On the south side of the road, the majority of houses are Victorian.Apart from an initial pair of single-storey houses, all houses are of two storeys. They are setback from the road with small gardens enclosed by low brick walls. Between the houses atthe west end are open areas of hard standing leading to a builder’s yard, which is followedNorth Norfolk District Council41