Grand Hotel
GRAND HOTEL, SOUTH CHURCH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1218326
- Date first listed:
- 23-May-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Grand Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- GRAND HOTEL, SOUTH CHURCH ROAD
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- Date:
- 2001-04-13
- Reference:
- IOE01/03756/01
- Rights:
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1218326
- Date first listed:
- 23-May-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Grand Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- GRAND HOTEL, SOUTH CHURCH 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:
- GRAND HOTEL, SOUTH CHURCH ROAD
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 21338 29057
Details
BISHOP AUCKLAND
NZ22NW SOUTH CHURCH ROAD 634-1/5/117 (East side) Grand Hotel
II
Public house. Dated 1901. Brick with painted ashlar ground floor and faience and ashlar dressings. Welsh slate roof with brick chimneys and stone or stone composition dressings. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, 3x3 windows. Bar front has 3 elliptical moulded faience arches on rusticated jambs, central arch open with internal steps up to canted doors in half-glazed screen. Flanking arches have panelled stallrisers to windows with transom and 3 arched lights. Pilasters of Composite order flanking arches rise through full-width fascia and have segmental finials. Fascia has low relief GRAND HOTEL in side panels and elaborate emblem in centre with date 1901. Low relief dragons in spandrels of arches. Segmental-headed 2-light windows above, paired in central bay under half-timbered gable with 2-light casement. Right canted corner bay has blocked double doors below leafy carved bracket to round corner turret. Turret tapered, with mullioned windows below half-timbered top stage with low-pitched ogee dome and tall spike finial. Steeply pitched roof has swept eaves, dormer set at left with straight head and casements with glazing bars, and corniced ridge and rear chimneys. Right return in similar style.
Listing NGR: NZ2133829057
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 385749
- 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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