Castle Farmhouse
CASTLE FARMHOUSE, CASTLE FARM ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1024934
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-1981
- List Entry Name:
- Castle Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- CASTLE FARMHOUSE, CASTLE FARM ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1024934
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-1981
- List Entry Name:
- Castle Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- CASTLE FARMHOUSE, CASTLE FARM ROAD
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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CASTLE FARMHOUSE, CASTLE FARM ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Newcastle upon Tyne (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 25502 67442
Details
NZ 26 NE
9/137
8/5/81
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
CASTLE FARM ROAD
(south side)
Castle Farmhouse
G.V.
II
Folly, later farmhouse. Late C18. Coursed squared sandstone with irregular large
quoins and ashlar dressings; rendered rear addition; Welsh slate roof. 3½ storeys,
2 bays . Gothic style. 4-light wood mullioned-and-transomed window at left; at
right recessed segmental-headed arch containing tripartite stone-mullioned window
and lunette with wood mullions and transoms; small casement with chamfered surround
above. Battlemented parapet. Jagged wall breaks forward at right with lower
battlemented wall extending in line with house. Entrance in left return: gabled
porch with stone arch and wood seats; boarded door. Chamfered surrounds to 2
square windows on 2 upper floors and a blind panel below pent roof; monopitch roof
slopes down from battlemented front. Interior shows one late C18 chimney piece
with cast iron grate and one C19 also with iron grate. Historical note: this
property belonged to Dr. Headlam, who lived in Jesmond Dene House across the valley.
It was known as Heaton High Laws Farm, then as Knox's Farm.
Listing NGR: NZ2550267442
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 304442
- 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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