Gilmour House, Former Byre and Barn
GILMOUR HOUSE, FORMER BYRE AND BARN, MAIN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1121049
- Date first listed:
- 17-Jun-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Gilmour House, Former Byre and Barn
- Statutory Address:
- GILMOUR HOUSE, FORMER BYRE AND BARN, MAIN STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1121049
- Date first listed:
- 17-Jun-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Gilmour House, Former Byre and Barn
- Statutory Address 1:
- GILMOUR HOUSE, FORMER BYRE AND BARN, MAIN STREET
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:
- GILMOUR HOUSE, FORMER BYRE AND BARN, MAIN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Cotherstone
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 01143 19744
Details
COTHERSTONE MAIN STREET NZ 0119 (West side) 30/58 Gilmour House, former byre and barn GV II Former farmhouse, byre and small barn. Late C18-early C19 with later alterations and additions. Squared rubble. Slate roofs; byre has flagged eaves; barn has stone-flagged roof. House has stone chimney stacks. Linear plan: house, with attached byre to left, of one build; set-back barn attached to left of byre.
2-storey, 3-bay house with flush quoins to right. Central replaced, partly- glazed door in flush tooled surround. Blank bay above doorway. Flanking 12-pane sashes have flush sills and slightly-segmental heads with flush voussoirs. Steeply-pitched roof with stone ridge, coped grilles and shaped kneelers. End stacks with top bands and water tables.
4-bay byre and loft with flush quoins to left. Scattered openings include 2 fixed lights and a replaced 9-pane sash to right. Steeply-pitched roof with stone ridge, flagged eaves and a raised verge to left with reversed crowsteps.
Small barn with flush quoins to left.
Rear of house has 2-storey outshut to left and lower outshut to right. Rear of byre has central Dutch door flanked by altered openings.
Interior: Gable end truss of byre has curved principals, halved at apex; collar extends beyond principals to carry the purlins.
Byre and barn are included for group value.
Listing NGR: NZ0114319744
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 111221
- 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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