6, 7 and 8 With Attached Wall, Prospect Place and 52 Northumberland Street

52, NORTHUMBERLAND STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1153326
Date first listed:
31-Dec-1969
List Entry Name:
6, 7 and 8 With Attached Wall, Prospect Place and 52 Northumberland Street
Statutory Address:
52, NORTHUMBERLAND STREET
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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1153326
Date first listed:
31-Dec-1969
List Entry Name:
6, 7 and 8 With Attached Wall, Prospect Place and 52 Northumberland Street
Statutory Address 1:
52, NORTHUMBERLAND STREET
Statutory Address 2:
6,7 AND 8 WITH ATTACHED WALL, PROSPECT PLACE

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
52, NORTHUMBERLAND STREET
Statutory Address:
6,7 AND 8 WITH ATTACHED WALL, PROSPECT PLACE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Alnmouth
National Grid Reference:
NU2466710548

Details

NU 2410
20/38
31.12.69

ALNMOUTH
PROSPECT PLACE
(North side)
Nos. 6, 7 and 8 (including 52 Northumberland Street) with attached wall

GV
II

Terrace of houses, C19 conversion of C18 granary. Squared stone front,
roughly-squared stone at rear; cut dressings. Welsh slate roof with various
brick stacks. 2 storeys + attics, west part on basement, 15 irregular bays.
From left to right: 52 Northumberland Street has flush-panelled basement door;
8 Prospect Place has similar door, in chamfered surround, beneath stone
external stair to blocked doorway; inserted window, boarded basement door and
6-panel door at right end. No. 7 has renewed 4-panel door and No. 6 has
renewed glazed door. 52 Northumberland Street and 8 Prospect Place have some
12-and 16-pane sash windows, with 4-pane sashes and casements in smaller
openings; most openings in block surrounds, including low blocked attic
windows directly beneath eaves. Nos. 7 and 6 have plain sashes, mostly in
chamfered surrounds. No. 8 has late C19 canted wood oriel; No. 7 has C19 bay
and No. 6 has C20 oriel. Seven late C19 and C20 dormers. Raised reverse-
stepped gable copings; end and 4 ridge stacks.

Left return of 52 Northumberland Street: Basement renewed door to right of
shop front with panelled pilasters, moulded frieze, and cornice on cusped
brackets. 12-pane sash and blocked window above, 4-pane casements to 1st
floor and plain windows to attic; all upper windows in small C18 openings.

Rear elevation, to churchyard, shows sashes and small casements; many blocked
openings. At left end a short attached wall holds moulded lancet removed from
church chancel when south chapel added in 1880.

Included for group value with church.

Listing NGR: NU2466710548

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
236929
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.

Ordnance survey map of 6, 7 and 8 With Attached Wall, Prospect Place and 52 Northumberland Street

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