26, MARKET STREET

26, MARKET STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1042542
Date first listed:
18-May-1976
List Entry Name:
26, MARKET STREET
Statutory Address:
26, MARKET STREET
26 Market Street, Hexham
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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1042542
Date first listed:
18-May-1976
List Entry Name:
26, MARKET STREET
Statutory Address 1:
26, MARKET STREET

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

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:
26, MARKET STREET

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

District:
Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Hexham
National Grid Reference:
NY 93517 64196

Details

MARKET STREET 1. (South West Side) 5334 No 26 NY 9364 1/25

II GV

2. Mid C18. 2 storeys and attic. 4 windows. Painted brick with chamfered stone quoins. Plat bands to ground and 1st floors. Coped verges to slate roof; brick chimneys with stucco capping. Tall sash windows with rusticated flat arches and later glazing. 2 hipped gabled dormers with sash windows. Entrance via annexe to right-recessed with Doric columns. Door has 8 raised and fielded panels. Quoins to outhouses and stable block to right of entrance. The stables, offices etc of the house are to the north west forming a small courtyard and entered from Cowgarth. They are stone built and painted white. The interior on the ground floor retains on the north side despite modern 'horizontalization' most of the panelling of the former parlour with a dentil cornice. Later marble fireplace with a panel above, flanked by fluted Ionic pilasters supporting pulvinated frieze. Turned bannisters to stairs.

Nos 2 to 26 (even) form a group, of which Nos 2 and 10 to 16 are of local interest.

Listing NGR: NY9359264153

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Legacy System number:
239185
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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