Anvil House
ANVIL HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1121698
- Date first listed:
- 28-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Anvil House
- Statutory Address:
- ANVIL HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1121698
- Date first listed:
- 28-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Anvil House
- Statutory Address 1:
- ANVIL HOUSE
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:
- ANVIL HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Brignall
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 06831 12232
Details
NZ 01 SE BRIGNALL BRIGNALL VILLAGE (South side)
6/82 Anvil House
GV II
Schoolroom with master's house attached, now private house. Later C18. Coursed rubble with horizontally-tooled quoins and dressings; stone slate roof. North elevation in two sections: Right part is master's house, a gabled 2-storey bay with false 4-pane window on ground floor, 12-pane Yorkshire sash above and coped gable; stepped-and-banded lateral stack on left return; outshut on right has renewed window in old opening. Single-storey 2-bay schoolroom to left has pent porch in right bay, with renewed door on left return; and 4-pane sash at left. Coped left gable. Left return shows stepped projecting stack.
Rear elevation: house has French window,with renewed window in old opening above; schoolroom two 4-pane sashes.
The school was in existence in 1794, and continued in use until 1866.
Included for historical interest.
Listing NGR: NZ0683112232
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 111671
- 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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