Border Minstrel Public House to North West of Brandling House

BORDER MINSTREL PUBLIC HOUSE TO NORTH WEST OF BRANDLING HOUSE, B 1318

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1024715
Date first listed:
27-Aug-1952
List Entry Name:
Border Minstrel Public House to North West of Brandling House
Statutory Address:
BORDER MINSTREL PUBLIC HOUSE TO NORTH WEST OF BRANDLING HOUSE, B 1318

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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1024715
Date first listed:
27-Aug-1952
List Entry Name:
Border Minstrel Public House to North West of Brandling House
Statutory Address 1:
BORDER MINSTREL PUBLIC HOUSE TO NORTH WEST OF BRANDLING HOUSE, B 1318

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
BORDER MINSTREL PUBLIC HOUSE TO NORTH WEST OF BRANDLING HOUSE, B 1318

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Newcastle upon Tyne (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:
North Gosforth
National Grid Reference:
NZ 24826 71290

Details

NZ 27 SW NORTH GOSFORTH B.1318 (east side) Gosforth Park 4/55 27 August 1952 Border Minstrel P.H. to north west of Brandling House. G.V. II* Ancillary pavilion to country house, now public house. Dated 1757 on rainwater head. By James Paine for Charles and Elizabeth Brandling (CBE on rainwater head). Sandstone ashlar with plinth. Welsh slate roof. 3 storeys, 5 bays and right coach house extension of 2 lower storeys and one bay. Rusticated quoins to central 3 bays; 4-panel double doors in outer bays with overlight at right; central 3 bays project slightly and have central round-headed window flanked by windows in plain reveals; 5 windows on first floor and 4 on second; all windows sashes with glazing bars of late C19 type and voussoirs. First floor band; dentilled eaves cornice. Hipped roof has central chimney with canted corners. One-bay, 2-storey right extension with panelled impost band to blocked segmental arch, has inserted ground floor sash and first floor sash in recessed panel; first floor sill string. Parapet to hipped roof with central banded chimney.

Listing NGR: NZ2482671290

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
304975
Legacy System:
LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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