Half Moon Public House

HALF MOON PUBLIC HOUSE, 86, NEW ELVET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1121418
Date first listed:
10-Mar-1988
List Entry Name:
Half Moon Public House
Statutory Address:
HALF MOON PUBLIC HOUSE, 86, NEW ELVET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1121418
Date first listed:
10-Mar-1988
List Entry Name:
Half Moon Public House
Statutory Address 1:
HALF MOON PUBLIC HOUSE, 86, NEW ELVET

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
HALF MOON PUBLIC HOUSE, 86, NEW ELVET

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:
NZ2761142375

Details

DURHAM AND FRAMWELLGATE

NZ2742 SE
15/241

NEW ELVET
(West side)

No. 86 (Half Moon
Public House)

GV
II

House, now public house and workshop. C17 and C18 with C19 public house front.
Painted brick; rear wing sandstone rubble ground floor and brick above, with
brick extension as joiner's shop; Welsh slate roofs with brick chimneys. 3
storeys, 3 bays. Late C19 pub front has panelled Ionic pilasters, entablature
and wide panelled door at right with overlight. Yard entrance at left. First
floor has central sash window flanked by oriels with pilasters and bracketed
cornices. Second floor has 3 late C19 sashes. Banded right end chimney. Rear
wing: nearest section 2 storeys and 3 windows with stone-bracketed hood of C17
type and 5 small C20 ground-floor windows; header-course lintels to first and
second windows above, flat stone lintel to inserted third sash window. Floor
band. Second building 3 storeys, 2 bays. One boarded door and one with 4
panels; sashes with glazing bars and loading doors on upper floors.

Interior: pub has mahogany semi-circular bar with fittings; matching chimney
piece. First building at rear has staircase with flat balusters and C17 newels
with ball finials. Stair in dangerous condition at time of survey. Furthest
rear building not of interest.

Listing NGR: NZ2761142375

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
110293
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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