Low Burnlea
LOW BURNLEA, HOWLEA LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1121569
- Date first listed:
- 26-Nov-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Low Burnlea
- Statutory Address:
- LOW BURNLEA, HOWLEA LANE
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- Date:
- 1999-08-14
- Reference:
- IOE01/00940/16
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1121569
- Date first listed:
- 26-Nov-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Low Burnlea
- Statutory Address 1:
- LOW BURNLEA, HOWLEA LANE
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:
- LOW BURNLEA, HOWLEA LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- South Bedburn
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 10919 32242
Details
SOUTH BEDBURN HOWLEA LANE NZ 13 SW (East side) 11/167 Low Burnlea GV II House and barn, now 2 houses. Probably early C17, perhaps re-using earlier crucks, with C20 alterations. Sandstone rubble with boulder plinth; roof of C20 pantiles. Gable-entry plan. House 2 storeys, 3 bays; barn one high storey, 3 bays attached at right, with lower one-storey, one-bay right extension.
House has 3-light C20 windows with glazing bars, concrete sills and lintels, in outer bays; central bay blank. Similar 2-light window in centre of barn. Steeply-pitched house roof has 2 renewed end chimneys.
Interior of house shows beams, with ogee-stopped chamfers to floor joists in left half of single ground-floor room, and no joists in right half. 2 pairs of large crucks, those on rear wall rising from c.1.5 metres above ground level; roof shows large pegged extended collars, with through purlins resting on ends; and small collar at apex beneath renewed ridge set between tops of blades.
Rebuilt one-storey left extension, and C20 front porch not of interest.
Listing NGR: NZ1091932242
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 111969
- 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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