Central Buildings
CENTRAL BUILDINGS, THE GREEN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1121759
- Date first listed:
- 14-Sept-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Central Buildings
- Statutory Address:
- CENTRAL BUILDINGS, THE GREEN
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- Date:
- 2001-08-29
- Reference:
- IOE01/04821/25
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1121759
- Date first listed:
- 14-Sept-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Central Buildings
- Statutory Address 1:
- CENTRAL BUILDINGS, THE GREEN
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:
- CENTRAL BUILDINGS, THE GREEN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Staindrop
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 12797 20597
Details
STAINDROP THE GREEN NZ 1220 17/143 Central Buildings 14/9/66 GV II
4, now 3 houses and restaurant. Early and late C18 with early C19 alterations. Sandstone rubble, part rendered, with ashlar dressings and some quoins; pantiled roofs, part with stone-flagged eaves;concrete-tiled roof on Melrose cottage at rear of block; stone gable copings, with brick and stone chimneys. Square-plan encroachment on village green. North elevation to road has 2 storeys, 7 windows. Irregular fenestration. 3-bay house at left has central 6-panel door in plain painted surround; glazing bars in flanking corniced slightly-projecting windows; 3 late C19 sashes above, the central narrower; roof hipped at left.
One-bay second house at centre includes former shop; renewed doors at right and in centre of wide, slightly canted shop window with glazing bars; oriel window at left above has renewed sashes with glazing bars.
Restaurant at right has 3 bays, the third under gable to street; low, partly- glazed door in first bay, with canted bay window at left; corniced square projecting bay window at centre; and wide slightly canted bay window at right; 3 sashes above; all with glazing bars. Roofs of varying heights have some moulded kneelers; chimneys, some renewed, on ridges and gables. Rear elevation includes Melrose Cottage at centre, with one bay and 2 storeys; windows and roof altered.
Listing NGR: NZ1279620599
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 111508
- 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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