21 Newgate Street

21, Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7HQ

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1218106
Date first listed:
23-May-1994
List Entry Name:
21 Newgate Street
Statutory Address:
21, Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7HQ
Two-storey building with grey granite to ground floor and red brick with stone dressings to first floor. Pitched roof.
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Date:
2001-04-08
Reference:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1218106
Date first listed:
23-May-1994
List Entry Name:
21 Newgate Street
Statutory Address 1:
21, Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7HQ

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
21, Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7HQ

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
County Durham (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Bishop Auckland
National Grid Reference:
NZ 21094 29977

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 21June 2023 to amend the name and address, and to reformat the text to current standards

NZ2129NW
634-1/12/102

BISHOP AUCKLAND
NEWGATE STREET (East side)
No 21

(Formerly listed as No.21 Midland Bank)

GV
II

Bank. Dated 1901 on rainwater heads. For York City and County Bank. Grey granite ground floor, bright red Flemish-bond brick above with ashlar dressings. Lakeland slate roof with stone gable copings and brick and ashlar chimneys.

Two storeys, five windows. Ground floor has continuous banded rustication with voussoirs of renewed door at left, and four windows with transom lights and recessed aprons. c1960 fascia with MIDLAND BANK superimposed on granite; original detail may survive behind. Tall, closely spaced cross windows above have leaded lights, stone architraves and two linking bands, lintel band broader. Modillioned eaves gutter cornice. Broad, curved rainwater head with date and initials YCCB between second and third windows. Roof has casements with glazing bars in two dormers with segmental heads. Right gable coping. Tall chimney between second and third bays has ashlar bands strings, cornice and angle pilasters. Smaller chimney at right end.

Listing NGR: NZ2109429977

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
385728
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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