Horsley Tower and Adjacent Outbuilding
HORSLEY TOWER AND ADJACENT OUTBUILDING
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1042097
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Horsley Tower and Adjacent Outbuilding
- Statutory Address:
- HORSLEY TOWER AND ADJACENT OUTBUILDING
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1042097
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Horsley Tower and Adjacent Outbuilding
- Statutory Address 1:
- HORSLEY TOWER AND ADJACENT OUTBUILDING
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:
- HORSLEY TOWER AND ADJACENT OUTBUILDING
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Longhorsley
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 14625 94646
Details
LONGHORSLEY LONGHORSLEY NZ 19 SW 5/86 Horsley Tower and adjacent outbuilding II* GV Towerhouse, probably early C16; north wing mid-C17, some restoration c.1930. Coursed squared stone with dressings; slate roof, except for pantiles on outbuilding; L-plan, South front 4 storeys, irregular fenestration. Original square-headed chamfered doorway now blocked and C20 window inserted. C20 door to left. 3-light window above and pair of 2-light windows on 2nd floor are C20 except for hoodmould of former. Other windows mostly old, some with hoodmoulds; narrow loops to right for newel stair. Crenellated parapet above cut-back string course, stair turret rising slightly higher; hipped roof. 1-storey outbuilding to left has lean-to roof with crow-stepped coping.
West elevation of wing 3 storeys, 2 narrow bays; projecting right bay has external stair to lst-floor door; left bay has boarded door in moulded flat- pointed surround; paired 8-pane sashes in architrave above. Right return shows varied fenestration including old barred 4-pane casement; at right windows in architraves. Rear elevation:gable end of wing has irregular projecting stack with 2nd-floor 2-light window in raised moulded surround, to right.
Interior: barrel-vaulted ground floor with separate vaulted chambers to east, former entrance lobby on south to stone newel stair at south-east angle. 1st floor has original fireplace with lintel on moulded corbels and segmental relieving arch above; chamfered segmental rear arches to some windows. Early C18 panelling on 2nd floor.
The tower, built by the Horsley family, passed c.1685 to the Widdringtons and c.1763 to the Riddells, Roman Catholic families who converted the top floor into a chapel, which remained in use until the present Catholic Church (q.v.) was built in 1841.
Articles by R. Bibby in Northumbriana 16-19 (1979/80)
Listing NGR: NZ1462594646
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 238319
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Northumbriana in Northumbriana, (1979)
Northumbriana in Northumbriana, (1980)
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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