Barforth Hall With Attached Outbuilding to North East
BARFORTH HALL WITH ATTACHED OUTBUILDING TO NORTH EAST
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1121707
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Barforth Hall With Attached Outbuilding to North East
- Statutory Address:
- BARFORTH HALL WITH ATTACHED OUTBUILDING TO NORTH EAST
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1121707
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Barforth Hall With Attached Outbuilding to North East
- Statutory Address 1:
- BARFORTH HALL WITH ATTACHED OUTBUILDING TO NORTH EAST
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:
- BARFORTH HALL WITH ATTACHED OUTBUILDING TO NORTH EAST
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Barforth
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 16382 16695
Details
NZ 11 NE BARFORTH BARFORTH HALL
4/7 Barforth Hall with attached outbuilding 12.1.67 to north-east
GV II*
Manor house. Late medieval, altered early C19 and mid C20. Stone, pebble- dashed and colour-washed, with cut dressings. C20 grey tile roof except for stone slabs on north-east wing and pantiles on outbuilding. Ranges around rectangular courtyard; west range demolished in early C19.
North elevation: main part 2 storeys, 3 bays. Central 4-centred carriage arch of 2 moulded orders on semi-octagonal responds with moulded capitals; hollow- chamfered hood. Window of 5 elliptical-arched lights above. Gabled left bay has three C20 casements with 2 renewed 4-pane sashes over. Right bay has 8- pane Yorkshire sash to left of pent outbuilding with 2 boarded doors; boarded door and lead-latticed casement on left return. Far left single-storey 2-bay extension with boarded door and C20 casement and 2 reset windows, each of 2 round-arched lights,on the left return. East elevation shows projecting stepped lateral stack, and various windows. Later openings on south front; door in cross-passage postion.
Elevations to courtyard: North: double-chamfered carriage arch, and two old 3- light windows above. South range shows old studded door in hollow-chamfered flat-pointed arch in square frame, with hoodmould. Renewed 12-pane sash and old 3-light window above; large projecting stepped stack to right.
Interior: largely remodelled C20. North room of east range has heavy chamfered ceiling beams and joists with broach stops; south room has similar beams and joists with hollow-chamfered stops; mortices and grooves show former partition and door positions. Old door in south range has remains of leather hinges, and drawbar. Original roof trusses mostly of principal-rafter type, but three are closed king-post trusses with herringbone studding, lath and daub infill. In south-east gable a blocked window of 3 round-headed lights, concealed externally.
Listing NGR: NZ1638216695
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 111596
- 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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