Aln House
Aln House, 17, Northumberland Street, Alnwick, NE66 2RJ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1041810
- Date first listed:
- 31-Dec-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Aln House
- Statutory Address:
- Aln House, 17, Northumberland Street, Alnwick, NE66 2RJ
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1041810
- Date first listed:
- 31-Dec-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Aln House
- Statutory Address 1:
- Aln House, 17, Northumberland Street, Alnwick, NE66 2RJ
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:
- Aln House, 17, Northumberland Street, Alnwick, NE66 2RJ
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Alnmouth
- National Grid Reference:
- NU 24647 10496
Details
NU 2410
20/30
ALNMOUTH
NORTHUMBERLAND STREET (West side)
No.17 (Aln House)
31.12.69
GV
II
House, c.1740. Brick in irregular stretcher bond on stone basement; cut dressings include tooled-and-margined-ashlar flush band, sills and lintels. Blue slate roof. Two storeys on basement, 2 + 1 + 2 bays, symmetrical.
Chamfered basement plinth and flush first-floor band. Three steps up to centre fielded-panel door, with five-pane overlight, under later inscription 'ALN HOUSE', twelve-pane sash windows to ground floor with 18-pane sashes above. Three small basement windows, decreasing in size with slope of street. Rainwater head with Percy crescent at left end. Roof with slightly-swept eaves. Coped left gable on moulded kneeler; rebuilt left-end stack. Left return shows contemporary rear outshut with inserted twelve-pane sash.
Interior: south ground-floor room has contemporary pine panelling with bolection-moulded dado rail, dentil cornice and moulded stone fireplace. North room has re-set corner cupboard with arched glazed door and pilasters, and corner fireplace with wood surround and mantel. Closed-string dog-leg stair with turned balusters, square newels and moulded handrail, continued from cellars to attic, first-floor doors of three fielded panels.
Listing NGR: NU2464710496
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 236921
- 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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