Glenwhelt and Glenwhelt Cottage
GLENWHELT AND GLENWHELT COTTAGE, B 6318
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1045265
- Date first listed:
- 24-Nov-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Glenwhelt and Glenwhelt Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- GLENWHELT AND GLENWHELT COTTAGE, B 6318
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1045265
- Date first listed:
- 24-Nov-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 27-Jul-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Glenwhelt and Glenwhelt Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- GLENWHELT AND GLENWHELT COTTAGE, B 6318
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:
- GLENWHELT AND GLENWHELT COTTAGE, B 6318
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Greenhead
- National Grid Reference:
- NY 66091 65477
Details
NY66NE GREENHEAD B 6138
(North side)
Greenhead Village
1388/11/78 Glenwhelt and Glenwhelt Cottage
(formerly listed as Glen Whelt
24/11/67 with mounting block)
GV II
House and cottage. Dated 1757 on doorway; incorporating late C16-early C17 remains (possibly of a bastle house). Dressed sandstone front, squared rubble returns and rear; Welsh slate roof; ashlar chimneys. Glenwhelt has double- range plan with bastle remains in left end of rear range; cottage at slight angle on right return of front range. 2-storey street front on sloping site. 6 bays (each house 3 bays; cottage bays more closely spaced). Chamfered plinth at left, first-floor sill band and raised-and-chamfered quoins. Door surround (to Glenwhelt), in second bay from left, has Corinthian columns and segmental pediment containing cartouche inscribed: J A M 1757. Broken stone sundial with sun-face above doorway. Other surrounds on ground floor have raised edges, friezes with blocks of vermiculated rustication and cornices: doorway (to cottage) in second bay from right; 12-pane sash at left end; replaced casement in centre; tripartite window at right end. Horse-mounting block to left of cottage doorway. First-floor replaced casements and sashes in surrounds with raised edges. Steeply-pitched roof (2-span on Glenwhelt) has slightly-swept eaves, coped gables and shaped kneelers. Corniced end and ridge stacks. Rear range: possible bastle in left bay has 1.5-metre thick wall, large alternating quoins and 2 inserted sashes. C19 single-storey wing at right-angles on right rear.
INTERIOR: of Glenwhelt: mid C18 fittings including moulded stone fireplaces, panelled doors in architraves; 2-flight dogleg cut-string staircase with 2 turned balusters per tread and ramped handrail. Room on ground-floor left has panelled dado, overmantel with egg-and-dart moulding and modillion cornice. The possible bastle has heavy adzed ceiling beams on ground floor.
Listing NGR: NY6609165477
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 240726
- 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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