6, THE COLLEGE
6, THE COLLEGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1120690
- Date first listed:
- 06-May-1952
- List Entry Name:
- 6, THE COLLEGE
- Statutory Address:
- 6, THE COLLEGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1120690
- Date first listed:
- 06-May-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 10-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- 6, THE COLLEGE
- Statutory Address 1:
- 6, THE COLLEGE
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:
- 6, THE COLLEGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- City of Durham
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 27333 41982
Details
DURHAM AND FRAMWELLGATE THE COLLEGE NZ 2741 NW (South side)
16/83 No. 6 (formerly listed 6/5/52 as house adjoining the Song School)
GV II*
Granary, later prebendal house. Medieval with C17 and C18 alterations. Roughly- squared coursed sandstone with ashlar dressings; roof not visible; brick chimney. Basement and 2 storeys; 7 bays. 5 bays flanked by buttresses with offsets; 2 right bays contain wide segmental basement arch. Main block has doorway with shouldered lintel, and blocked arch of thin stones, in basement. 2 flights of wide steps up to third-bay 6-panel door in wide architrave with prominent cornice. Sashes with glazing bars have flat stone lintels and flat stone sills. Roll- moulded parapet. Moulded round rainwater heads and lugged drainpipe fixings. Wrought-iron bracket to right of door holds round gas lamp with gablets over vents and conical top. Wrought-iron handrails with some water-leaf decoration.
Interior: basement has chamfered corbel course supporting barrel vault. Inserted walls may hide original columns. Ground floor has panelled room with Tuscan pilasters; bar-stopped chamfers on moulded beams; flat-Tudor-arched chimney piece. Dog-leg stair at right, with single lower flight, has open string, ramped moulded wreathed handrail on slender turned balusters and column newel at curtail; plain dado. Panelled room also on first floor.
Listing NGR: NZ2734341980
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 110131
- 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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