Rockliffe Hall in Rockliffe Park
ROCKLIFFE HALL IN ROCKLIFFE PARK, HURWORTH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1185949
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jul-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Rockliffe Hall in Rockliffe Park
- Statutory Address:
- ROCKLIFFE HALL IN ROCKLIFFE PARK, HURWORTH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1185949
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jul-1991
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 20-Aug-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Rockliffe Hall in Rockliffe Park
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROCKLIFFE HALL IN ROCKLIFFE PARK, HURWORTH ROAD
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:
- ROCKLIFFE HALL IN ROCKLIFFE PARK, HURWORTH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Darlington (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Hurworth
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 29626 09318
Details
In the entry for the following:-
HURWORTH HURWORTH ROAD NZ 20 NE (south side) 10/127 St Cuthbert's Hospital in Rockliffe Park
the address shall be amended to read:
NZ 20 NE HURWORTH HURWORTH ROAD (south side) 10/127 Rockliffe Hall in Rockliffe Park (formerly known as St Cuthbert's Hospital)
and the first sentence of the description shall be amended to read:
"Formerly a Country House and a Hospital."
------------------------------------ The following item shall be added:
HURWORTH HURWORTH ROAD NZ 20 NE (South Side)
10/127 St Cuthbert's Hospital in Rockliffe Park
II
Country House, now hospital. 1863-5 with C20 alterations. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse for A Backhouse. Red brick with ashlar dressings and patterned slate roofs with decorative ridge tiles. 14 tall decorative stacks. Ashlar coped gables, ashlar window surrounds. 2 storey plus attics. North entrance front has off-centre doorway in projecting porch with pointed archway with hood and pierced parapet with blank central panel, inner doorway has roll-moulded surround and original glazed door. Above a single light casement. To the left a gabled 2 storey square bay with 5 light cross mullion windows, those on the ground floor with pointed heads, and the gable contains a decorative roundel. To the right 2 plain sashes, above a double plain sash, then a 3 lights mullion window with sashes and relieving arches. Beyond a further 2 storey gabled square bay with 5 light cross mullion windows the upper one with a relieving arch, the gable contains a pair of lancers. Beyond a pair of cross mullion windows and 3 plain sashes with above 3 through eaves, gabled dormers each with a cross mullion window. To the right a further gabled, 2 storey projecting bay, canted on the ground floor with a central 2 light window a flanking single side lights and square above with 2 pairs of plain sashes with a balnk panel in the gable over. Beyond a pair of 2 light cross casements and a single light through eaves gabled dormer above. Beyond again a single storey wing with projecting gabled west front with pointed arch containing double garage doors.
At the north-east corner an attached, pierced wall with chamfered ashlar coping and a garden gateway with a gabled wall topped by a ball finial and with double iron gates.
East front has slightly projecting central bay with glazed door and flanking side lights, above a large staircase window, 4 lights with ashlar tracery, above a gable with a ball finial. To the left a single cross casement on the first floor and beyond a projecting canted 2 storey bay window, topped by a gable with ball finial; with a 2 light cross casement and flanking side lights, above a 2 light cross casement with a small lancet in the gable. To the right a single cross casement to each floor with beyond a slightly projecting gabled wing with 2 shouldered arched windows with between a buttress supporting an upper oriel window.
South front has central 2 storey canted bay windows with 3 light cross casements. Either side are slightly projecting 2 storey gabled wings with 4 light cross casements on the ground floor and light cross casements above. Each gable contains a small lancet and is topped by a ball finial. To the west a set back, single storey conservatory with 5 large windows partly obscured by a C20 lean-to wooden addition. Gabled upper floors behind with octagonal bell turret in corner. To the west again a 2 storey, gabled wing with projecting, 2 storey ashlar bay window canted on the ground floor and square above, topped by a balustrade with small tracery window in gable above.
INTERIOR: Has original cross-plan hall with 2 triple arched arcades with marble columns and ornated carved foliate capitals. Single flight and return staircase with unusual hexagonal patterned balustrade. The upper landing also has 2 triple arched arcades with plain columns and capitals. Former drawing-room has C18 style plaster panels, coving and ceiling. Former dining-room has dado panelling, fine pedimented doorcases and a swagged plaster frieze and coving. Western ground floor room has fine marble fireplace with elaborate marble overmould incorporating fine 3 light stain glass window. Most original doors and doorcases survive, some plaster ceilings and a single wooden fireplace.
Listing NGR: NZ2962609318
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 350506
- 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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