Cliff House and Cliffside
CLIFF HOUSE AND CLIFFSIDE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1044917
- Date first listed:
- 05-Sept-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Cliff House and Cliffside
- Statutory Address:
- CLIFF HOUSE AND CLIFFSIDE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1044917
- Date first listed:
- 05-Sept-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Cliff House and Cliffside
- Statutory Address 1:
- CLIFF HOUSE AND CLIFFSIDE
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:
- CLIFF HOUSE AND CLIFFSIDE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Kirkwhelpington
- National Grid Reference:
- NY 99618 84365
Details
NY 98 SE KIRKWHELPINGTON KIRKWHELPINGTON VILLAGE
7/85 Cliff House and Cliffside
GV II
House now subdivided into 3. Early C19 with C18 core. Dressed stone with ashlar door and window surrounds; ashlar porch and one gable end. Welsh slate roof. 2 storeys. L-shaped with further small extension to rear. 3-bay front, the left bay projecting. 6-panelled door with margined overlight in flat-topped porch in angle of L. A second door, now a C20 French window with overlight, in central bay has chamfered C18 surround heightened in C19.
Ground floor windows are 12-pane sashes. 1st floor windows are shorter 9-pane sashes.
Projecting bay has tall 12-pane sash with cyma-moulded cornice. Small window above.
Gabled roofs of quite steep pitch. Lean-to to rear. Ridged coping and kneelers. One stone corniced ridge stack and 3 similar end stacks.
Interior has early C19 cast-iron staircase with clustered-shafted balusters and wreathed handrail. 6-panelled doors and internal shutters.
C20 single-storey addition on left return and C20 lean-to conservatory on front are not of special interest.
Listing NGR: NY9961884365
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 239620
- 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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