Boundary Wall to Bowes Museum North, East and South Boundary Wall to Bowes Museum With North Piers and Gates
BOUNDARY WALL TO BOWES MUSEUM, CROOK LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1201333
- Date first listed:
- 22-Feb-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Boundary Wall to Bowes Museum North, East and South Boundary Wall to Bowes Museum With North Piers and Gates
- Statutory Address:
- BOUNDARY WALL TO BOWES MUSEUM, CROOK LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1201333
- Date first listed:
- 22-Feb-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Boundary Wall to Bowes Museum North, East and South Boundary Wall to Bowes Museum With North Piers and Gates
- Statutory Address 1:
- BOUNDARY WALL TO BOWES MUSEUM, CROOK LANE
- Statutory Address 2:
- NORTH, EAST AND SOUTH BOUNDARY WALL TO BOWES MUSEUM WITH NORTH PIERS AND GATES, NEWGATE
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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:
- BOUNDARY WALL TO BOWES MUSEUM, CROOK LANE
- Statutory Address:
- NORTH, EAST AND SOUTH BOUNDARY WALL TO BOWES MUSEUM WITH NORTH PIERS AND GATES, NEWGATE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Barnard Castle
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 05750 16294
Details
BARNARD CASTLE
NZ0516SE NEWGATE 770-1/7/152 (North side) 22/02/73 North, east and south boundary wall to Bowes Museum with north piers and gates
GV II
Wall to north, east, and east part of south boundary of grounds of Bowes Museum (qv); piers and gates at east end of north wall. c1869. Thinly rendered rubble, with snecked masonry to south wall. Ashlar piers, wrought-iron gates. Wall approx 1.5m high, with gabled stone coping, runs along Crook Street at north and east boundary of Museum grounds, returning south to join Newgate. Along Newgate, the south boundary wall joins the east lodge and is partly of snecked masonry with rock-faced projecting coping and low chamfered top. At east end of north wall two square piers with moulded plinths, cornices, and blocking course, support wrought-iron gates which have spike heads to uprights and dog bars, diagonal stays to dog bars, and bifurcated curled heads to principals.
Listing NGR: NZ0575016294
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 388782
- 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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