Lightfoot House, St Chad's College
LIGHTFOOT HOUSE, ST CHAD'S COLLEGE, 20, NORTH BAILEY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1160313
- Date first listed:
- 06-May-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Lightfoot House, St Chad's College
- Statutory Address:
- LIGHTFOOT HOUSE, ST CHAD'S COLLEGE, 20, NORTH BAILEY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1160313
- Date first listed:
- 06-May-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Lightfoot House, St Chad's College
- Statutory Address 1:
- LIGHTFOOT HOUSE, ST CHAD'S COLLEGE, 20, NORTH BAILEY
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:
- LIGHTFOOT HOUSE, ST CHAD'S COLLEGE, 20, NORTH BAILEY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- City of Durham
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 27448 42088
Details
DURHAM AND FRAMWELLGATE NORTH BAILEY
NZ 2742 SW (East side)
14/261
No. 20 (Lightfoot House, St Chad's College)
06/05/52
GV
II
House, now college. Late C17. Brick of varying bonds, with painted ashlar
dressings and plinth; roof not visible. Three storeys, two windows. 6-panel door
at left in architrave with pulvinated frieze and cornice. Flat brick arches
and projecting stone sills to sashes with glazing bars. 16-pane on ground and
first floor. Header-course lintels to three blocked second-floor windows. Moulded
brick floor-level strings; dog-tooth eaves cornice. Boot-scraper and coal chute.
Interior: stair has wide grip handrail on 2 turned balusters per tread;
handrail and panelled dado are ramped; patterned tread ends.
Listing NGR: NZ2744942088
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 110310
- 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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