South Lodge to Witton Castle With Walls and Piers Attached and C.3 Metres to South-east
SOUTH LODGE TO WITTON CASTLE WITH WALLS AND PIERS ATTACHED AND C.3 METRES TO SOUTH-EAST, SLOSHES LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1121798
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jun-1975
- List Entry Name:
- South Lodge to Witton Castle With Walls and Piers Attached and C.3 Metres to South-east
- Statutory Address:
- SOUTH LODGE TO WITTON CASTLE WITH WALLS AND PIERS ATTACHED AND C.3 METRES TO SOUTH-EAST, SLOSHES LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1121798
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jun-1975
- List Entry Name:
- South Lodge to Witton Castle With Walls and Piers Attached and C.3 Metres to South-east
- Statutory Address 1:
- SOUTH LODGE TO WITTON CASTLE WITH WALLS AND PIERS ATTACHED AND C.3 METRES TO SOUTH-EAST, SLOSHES 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:
- SOUTH LODGE TO WITTON CASTLE WITH WALLS AND PIERS ATTACHED AND C.3 METRES TO SOUTH-EAST, SLOSHES LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Evenwood and Barony
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ1607429409
Details
EVENWOOD AND BARONY SLOSHES LANE
NZ 12 NE
(North side)
5/35
South Lodge to
19/6/75 Witton Castle
with walls and
piers attached
and c.3 metres
to south-east
GV II
Lodge to Witton Castle (q.v.), with walls and piers in front. Probably early
C19. Lodge coursed sandstone rubble with ashlar quoins and dressings; roof not
visible. Walls and piers coursed squared sandstone with ashlar coping.
Castellated style. High one-bay gatehouse with 2-storey, 2-bay lodge attached
to left. Low 2-centred heads to portcullis-style entrance arch, with machicolated
parapet above and side arrow slits. Lodge has chamfered surrounds to paired
ground-floor lancets under smaller paired low-2-centred headed lights in right
bay; left bay blank. Parapet has chamfered coping, battlemented over arch;
rear right angle turret. C20 front left addition not of interest. High wall
attached to left has flat coping; square pier at left end has stepped coping
and is rusticated.
Similar pier about 2 metres south-east of lodge arch forms left of pier of side
entrance to estate; right pier is battlemented.
Listing NGR: NZ1607429409
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 111400
- 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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