NO.50 (Former Subscription News Room)
1, OWENGATE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1161207
- Date first listed:
- 19-Oct-1962
- List Entry Name:
- NO.50 (Former Subscription News Room)
- Statutory Address:
- 1, OWENGATE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1161207
- Date first listed:
- 19-Oct-1962
- List Entry Name:
- NO.50 (Former Subscription News Room)
- Statutory Address 1:
- 1, OWENGATE
- Statutory Address 2:
- NO.50 (FORMER SUBSCRIPTION NEWS ROOM), 50, SADDLER STREET
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:
- 1, OWENGATE
- Statutory Address:
- NO.50 (FORMER SUBSCRIPTION NEWS ROOM), 50, SADDLER STREET
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 27456 42362
Details
DURHAM AND FRAMWELLGATE SADDLER STREET NZ 2742 SW (West side)
14/398 No. 50 (former subscription news rooms) 19.10.62 GV II
Includes No. 1 Owengate. Subscription news rooms, now shop and offices. 1820. Sandstone ashlar; felt-covered roof with brick chimney. Basement, 2 storeys and 4 bays; plus left curved corner to Owengate. Owengate corner and one bay have no basement. Long front to Saddler Street has channelled rusticated basement, the rustication continuing as high plinth on left return. Corner bay has 2 round steps and 3 internal steps up to 6-panelled door and overlight in Tuscan doorcase, SUBSCRIPTION NEWS ROOM painted above overlight. Segmental- headed yard entrance to right has plain stone surround. Small early C19 shop in third bay has half-glazed door at right and 2 narrow windows at left under small cornice. Sashes with glazing bars in 2 left basement bays and on upper floors. Ground floor sill band; first floor windows have recessed apron panels; first floor band. Wide coved eaves gutter cornices. Roof rounded over corner; ridge chimney. Left return has 3 rounded steps to part-glazed 6-panelled door in Tuscan doorcase.
Cast iron area railings, with pine-cone and acanthus-leaf finials to gate-posts, on Owengate front and in first bay of main front, curve to form handrails up sides of corner steps. Renewed gate has spiked dog-bars.
Listing NGR: NZ2745642362
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 110453
- 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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