ABBEY GATEHOUSE WITH POST OFFICE
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1153918
- Date first listed:
- 18-Jun-1986
- Statutory Address:
- ABBEY GATEHOUSE WITH POST OFFICE, THE SQUARE
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Location
- Statutory Address:
- ABBEY GATEHOUSE WITH POST OFFICE, THE SQUARE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Blanchland
- National Grid Reference:
- NY 96569 50369
Details
NY 9650,
24/33
BLANCHLAND,
THE SQUARE
Blanchland,
Abbey Gatehouse with Post Office
GV
I
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
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 240400
- 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.
End of official listing
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