Duke's House, Including Wall of Terrace to South
DUKE'S HOUSE, INCLUDING WALL OF TERRACE TO SOUTH, FELLSIDE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1042581
- Date first listed:
- 18-May-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Duke's House, Including Wall of Terrace to South
- Statutory Address:
- DUKE'S HOUSE, INCLUDING WALL OF TERRACE TO SOUTH, FELLSIDE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1042581
- Date first listed:
- 18-May-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Duke's House, Including Wall of Terrace to South
- Statutory Address 1:
- DUKE'S HOUSE, INCLUDING WALL OF TERRACE TO SOUTH, FELLSIDE
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:
- DUKE'S HOUSE, INCLUDING WALL OF TERRACE TO SOUTH, FELLSIDE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Hexham
- National Grid Reference:
- NY9536063049
Details
NY 9563 9/224
5334
FELLSIDE
Duke's House,
including wall of
terrace to south
II
1873. Built for a Darlington Banker and extended in sympathetic style early
in C20.
Large baronial building with Gothic ornament on a basically classical arrangement,
symmetrical to south, very unsymmetrical to west (entrance front) 2 storeys,
attic and basement. 6 bays to south, 4 to west. Snecked smooth rubble with
ashlar dressings. Plate glass sash windows. Many gables, some crow-stepped,
2 turrets with conical roofs and one, a dormer on south front, with pyramidal
roof. The skyline is enlivened by several tall chimney stacks with conjoined
circular shafts having roll moulded cornices and fillets. South front has
a rythm of canted bays alternating with flat bays, and tall gabled dormers.
Entrance front has variety of projections, bays and turrets including large
crenellated porch with gabled panel over ogival doorway. The south front
parapet extends over a 2 storey bay to right of west front. Quasi-machicolation
in 2nd bay from left to south, above 3 pointed cusp sash windows, and in 3
light oriel to west. Terrace to south with buttressed ramparts to east and
west, wide central steps to lower terrace with ha-ha. Interior: Gothic cornices
and applied shafts to doorcases in hall which also has large crenellated fireplace.
Carved corbels to beam over staircase, newel carved with stiff leaf ornament.
Parlour contains wooden Italian fireplace with carved scenes (eg Birth of
Venus). Pointed arch at head of staircase. Library, in early C20 addition,
panelled with 4 centred arch headed fireplace.
Listing NGR: NY9536063049
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 239082
- 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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