High Knitsley Farmhouse
HIGH KNITSLEY FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1185975
- Date first listed:
- 26-Sept-1985
- List Entry Name:
- High Knitsley Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- HIGH KNITSLEY FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1185975
- Date first listed:
- 26-Sept-1985
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 24-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- High Knitsley Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- HIGH KNITSLEY FARMHOUSE
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:
- HIGH KNITSLEY FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Healeyfield
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 10992 48778
Details
HEALEYFIELD HIGH KNITSLEY NZ 14 NW 5/55 High Knitsley Farmhouse (formerly listed as High 26.9.85 Knitsley Farmhouse and outbuilding adjoining)
GV II
Farmhouse. Early-mid C18 with later C18 right bay. Roughly-coursed squared sandstone, the right bay with irregular courses of thin sandstone; ashlar dressings and quoins; stone-flagged roof with brick and stone chimneys. 2 low storeys, 6 irregular bays. 3-bay house at right has C20 door in tooled plain stone surround in second bay; 4-pane sash above with flat stone lintel and projecting stone sill; similar treatment to wide sashes with vertical glazing bars in first wide bay; late C19 sashes in right bay have flat stone lintels and flush sills. 3-bay farm building at left has central boarded door in surround of long-and-short blocks, and flat stone lintel; similar blocked doors in outer bays have inserted windows with opening top lights; wide 3-light window over door has thin wood lintel. Corniced brick chimney at left of house; square stone stack at right. Right return gable shows large throughstones at front of gable, and rough stone surround to small square window at right of gable; eaves raised slightly. Full-height, full-width rear addition under parallel roof.
C20 brick addition at left not of interest.
Listing NGR: NZ1099248778
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 350561
- 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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