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ABBEY GATEHOUSE WITH POST OFFICE

List Entry Summary

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

Name: ABBEY GATEHOUSE WITH POST OFFICE

List entry Number: 1153918

Location

ABBEY GATEHOUSE WITH POST OFFICE, THE SQUARE

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

County:

District: Northumberland

District Type: Unitary Authority

Parish: Blanchland

National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.

Grade: I

Date first listed: 18-Jun-1986

Date of most recent amendment: Not applicable to this List entry.

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Legacy System: LBS

UID: 240400

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List entry Description

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History

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Details

NY 9650, 24/33

BLANCHLAND, THE SQUARE Blanchland, Abbey Gatehouse with Post Office

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Abbey Gatehouse. C15, incorporating earlier fabric, remodelled c.1753. Rubble with dressings; flat lead roof. South elevation: 2 storeys, 2 wide bays. Right bay has segmental-arched gateway, left bay has vertical-panelled door with overlight in hollow-chamfered surround with hoodmould (jambs incised T/M 17/24) flanked by small-paned shop windows under ogee arches with hoodmoulds; right window has integral V. R. letter box. 1st floor has 6-light window with king mullion and 2-light window to right, both with hoodmoulds. Chamfered string below moulded embattled parapet. Right return shows C19 external stair to boarded door in chamfered elliptical-arched surround (1753 incised on jamb); garderobe projection on right with chamfered loop. Rear (external) elevation shows similar gateway arch with hollow chamfer; small sash windows above with hollow-chamfered surrounds and hoodmoulds. INTERIOR: Gate passage and adjacent chamber (Post Office) both barrel-vaulted. 1st floor room in west bay is now part of adjacent house (q.v.). 1st floor of gatehouse, formerly a single large chamber, may have been a courtroom; chamfered doorway to garderobe.

Listing NGR: NY9656750368

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National Grid Reference: NY 96569 50369

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