High Woodfield Farmhouse, East and West
HIGH WOODFIELD FARMHOUSE, EAST AND WEST
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1228806
- Date first listed:
- 17-Apr-1952
- List Entry Name:
- High Woodfield Farmhouse, East and West
- Statutory Address:
- HIGH WOODFIELD FARMHOUSE, EAST AND WEST
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- Date:
- 1999-10-04
- Reference:
- IOE01/00756/10
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1228806
- Date first listed:
- 17-Apr-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 05-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- High Woodfield Farmhouse, East and West
- Statutory Address 1:
- HIGH WOODFIELD FARMHOUSE, EAST AND WEST
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 WOODFIELD FARMHOUSE, EAST AND WEST
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 14329 35021
Details
CROOK AND WILLINGTON A 689 (South side,off) NZ 13 NW Crook 23/5 High Woodfield 17/4/52 Farmhouse, east and west. (Formerly listed as farmhouse and dairy) GV II
Farmhouse, now divided into 2. 2 builds: probably C16 and a C17 partial rebuild of an older building which may have been a wing to the western hall part. Sandstone rubble with large quoins and ashlar dressings; west part of south elevation painted render; roofs of interlocking pantiles with stone gable copings, and stone, brick and rendered chimneys. South elevation 2 storeys, 3 and 2 bays. Higher eastern part now divided, with the eastern bay now part of a separate house, has 2 bays with irregular fenestration, including some renewed windows with flat stone lintels; stone surround of first-floor left window has recessed chamfer and renewed cross glazing. Traces of older windows visible. Western part has irregular rubble plinth; flat stone lintels and projecting stone sill to 3 windows, all renewed and some inserted. Right gable steeply pitched with overlapping stone gable coping, and damaged ridge finial; massive stone chimney at left and brick ridge chimmey between second and third bays of left part; massive rear chimney with offsets at right of east part. C20 porch on right return gable. Short domestic extension behind. Interior: east house has walls about one metre thick and chimney stack between bays; door with round head on west wall, now within building but formerly entrance; second former entrance in east end of north wall has chamfered square head. Ceiling with stout stop-chamfered beams and joists in western part.
Barn wing to rear at right too much altered to be of interest. Lean-to north extension and one-storey gabled south extension not of interest.
Listing NGR: NZ1432935021
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 403500
- 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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