The Iron Rails

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

NU 1241 HOLY ISLAND MARYGATE (North side)

12/30 The Iron Rails

GV II

House, formerly inn. Early C18. Rendered with painted ashlar door and window surrounds. Welsh slate roof and brick chimneys. L-shaped.

2 storeys, 5 bays. 2 steps with flanking iron railings up to 4-panelled door in raised surround. Wooden hood over on wood brackets. 4-pane sash windows in raised surrounds. Steeply-pitched roof with kneelers, thin raised coping and rebuilt end stacks.

Interior has panelled entrance hall, including one 2-panelled and two 6-panelled doors. One ground-floor room has panelling of c.1700 with moulded wood cornice, and fireplace with eared architrave and pulvinated frieze. C18 open-well staircase with turned balusters.

lst-floor landing has 2 round-headed doors with fluted jambs and keystone.

lst-floor room has early C18 panelling with fluted pilasters, niche with fluted keystone and shaped shelves, moulded wood cornice.

Listing NGR: NU1272441993

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/1724 IOE Records taken by Kenneth Robinson; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mr Kenneth Robinson. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project