Cockle Park Tower
COCKLE PARK TOWER
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1042088
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Cockle Park Tower
- Statutory Address:
- COCKLE PARK TOWER
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/13482/03
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1042088
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Cockle Park Tower
- Statutory Address 1:
- COCKLE PARK TOWER
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:
- COCKLE PARK TOWER
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Hebron
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 20089 91157
Details
HEBRON COCKLE PARK NZ 29 SW NZ 201912 7/65 Cockle Park Tower I Tower house, early C16 altered C17 and refenestrated c.1790. Squared stone with dressings; stone flag roof. L-plan with stair turret projecting at north end of east face and C17 stair projection in centre of west wall. 3 storeys + attic; north end, including turret, has chamfered plinth and set-back 1st floor, machicolated parapet on north and corbelled-out circular bartizans at northern angles. East elevation 3 bays; turret set forward to right has eroded armorial panel (Bertram quartering Ogle) and 3 worn carved emblems above, with small window and chamfered loops. Section to left has part-glazed door in 2nd bay and sash windows of 8, 12 or 24 panes; all in Gothick surrounds with 4-centred arches and hoodmoulds. North elevation has chamfered loops; gable with partly-blocked 2-light window behind parapet. South elevation: French window and 24-pane sashes, all in Gothick surrounds within the jambs of blocked C17 windows; coped gable with blocked 2-light mullioned window to attic. West elevation 3 bays. Central projection has boarded door and two 2-light mullioned windows above, the lower blocked. To left external stair to inserted boarded door breaking 1st floor set back, right hand part of wall above rebuilt 1828, replacing solar oriel, with 12-pane sash and old moulded overmantel re-set above. To right of projection blocked 3-light mullion-and-transom windows with hoodmoulds.
Interior. Divided into 2 dwellings by a brick partition wall in C18; the southern 2 bays completely remodelled. North end of tower retains barrel vaults to ground floor and mural chambers, stone newel stair, ground and 1st floor fireplaces and a well-preserved 2nd-floor garderobe. The southern rooms show C18 doors, panelled shutters and fireplaces. Attic floor removed; roof with 5 C17 collared principal-rafter trusses.
The tower is thought to have been built c.1520 for Sir William, 4th Lord Ogle, passing to the Bothal Estates whose later owners became Dukes of Portland. In the Cl9 it became the centre of the Duke's experimental farm. Under restoration at time of resurvey.
Articles by R. Bibby in Northumbriana, 11-15 (1977-1979).
Listing NGR: NZ2008991157
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 238298
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Northumbriana in Northumbriana, (1977)
Northumbriana in Northumbriana, (1978)
Northumbriana in Northumbriana, (1979)
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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