A detailed view of the vaulted roof in the east compartment of the college gateway, seen from the east

Date:
1942
Location:
The Gatehouse, The College, County Durham
Reference:
AA42/06005
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The gatehouse dates to c1500, and was built for Prior Castell. It has two storeys and a single bay with a ground floor arch under a dripmould, and a chapel above. To the north is a lodge. The ribbed vault has a large central boss, which consists of the See of Durham's coat of arms carried by an angel.

Content

This is part of the Series: WOO02/01 Series Of Negatives Taken For The National Buildings Record; within the Collection: WOO02 George Bernard Wood Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Wood, George Bernard

Keywords

Gate, Boss, Ceiling, Medieval Gateway, Medieval Gatehouse