Priests House 90 metres east of Croxdale Hall
Priests House 90 metres east of Croxdale Hall
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1120739
- Date first listed:
- 08-Dec-1982
- List Entry Name:
- Priests House 90 metres east of Croxdale Hall
- Statutory Address:
- Priests House 90 metres east of Croxdale Hall
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1120739
- Date first listed:
- 08-Dec-1982
- List Entry Name:
- Priests House 90 metres east of Croxdale Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- Priests House 90 metres east of Croxdale Hall
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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:
- Priests House 90 metres east of Croxdale Hall
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Croxdale and Hett
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 27425 37876
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 21 April 2022 to remove superfluous amendment details and to reformat the text to current standards
NZ 2737
17/55
CROXDALE AND HETT
CROXDALE HALL
Priest's House 90 metres east of Croxdale Hall
(Formerly listed in Sunderland Bridge C.P.)
8/12/82
II*
House. Early and mid C18 of Two builds. Coursed sandstone rubble; ridged concrete roof tiles and brick chimney stacks. Long range, only one room deep, with staircase against inner wall of left gable end. Two storeys. Central straight joint with original two-bay section at left. Roughly-squared quoins at ends and to left of joint. Left section has early C19 openings: 16-pane horizontal-sliding sash to left of boarded door; two large eight-pane sashes and small two-pane window above. External stone chimney, on centre of front wall of right section, has hand-made brick flue above eaves, narrowing towards top (flue widened at right in C19). Steeply-pitched roof hipped at right. Rebuilt left end and ridge stacks. Boarded-over windows on returns and rear including two first-floor 12-pane sashes under rubbed-brick lintels with keystones. Small, single-storey lean-to addition, at right-angles on right bay of front, has boarded door and horizontal-sliding sash.
Interior: two-flight, dogleg staircase with replaced splat balusters on upper flight. First-floor bedroom at left has C18 wood chimneypiece and blocked window on rear wall with panelled reveal. Bedroom at right, entered through doorway with panelled reveal, has similar chimneypiece with guilloche freize and corniced mantel-shelf. Several two-panel doors in thin moulded surrounds with I-L hinges.
Traditionally occupied by the Priest-in-Residence to the Roman Catholic Salvin family of Croxdale Hall. Unoccupied at time of survey.
Listing NGR: NZ2742737878
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 109936
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 7 Cleveland Part 13 Durham Part 41 Tyne and Wear,
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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