Thorngate Mill
THORNGATE MILL, THORNGATE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1201696
- Date first listed:
- 22-Feb-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Thorngate Mill
- Statutory Address:
- THORNGATE MILL, THORNGATE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1201696
- Date first listed:
- 22-Feb-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Thorngate Mill
- Statutory Address 1:
- THORNGATE MILL, THORNGATE
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:
- THORNGATE MILL, THORNGATE
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 04895 16008
Details
BARNARD CASTLE
NZ0416SE THORNGATE 770-1/5/225 (South West side) 22/02/73 Thorngate Mill
GV II
Worsted weaving mill, now retail book warehouse. Early C19. For Messrs JHS Pratt. Coursed squared stone with ashlar dressings; Welsh slate roof with stone slate eaves and stone gable copings. EXTERIOR: elevation to river of basement and 3 storeys; 11-window range; elevation to Thorngate of 3 storeys; 10-window range and 3-storey stair wing to left. Flat stone lintels and projecting stone sills to all windows, some with glazing bars damaged or missing, some with early C19 glazing bars, 7x6 lights with top 2 rows in opening transoms, others replaced with mid C19 six-light casements. River front has glazing bars on basement, casements on ground, 3-light mullioned-and-transomed windows (or 3-light cross-casements?) on first and second floors. Small scattered roof lights. Pent one-storey left extension has 4 lights with upper glazing bars, and roof removed. Right return has double loading doors on each floor, and one window, with one blocked in attic. Elevation to Thorngate has ramp up to altered entrance under wide steel lintel in third bay, lintel continuing over boarded door at right; full-height stair wing in curved projection to left with pent roof to eaves of main building; windows with small lights on landings; most windows have small lights; 6-light in 5th and 6th bays on top floor and in 6th bay on first. 3 protruding roof lights covered over. Some slates missing. INTERIOR: cast-iron flanged piers on ground floor.
Listing NGR: NZ0489816006
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 388854
- 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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