Fir Tree Grange
FIR TREE GRANGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1229281
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Fir Tree Grange
- Statutory Address:
- FIR TREE GRANGE
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/00647/03
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1229281
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Fir Tree Grange
- Statutory Address 1:
- FIR TREE GRANGE
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:
- FIR TREE GRANGE
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 15994 33779
Details
CROOK AND WILLINGTON HOWDEN LE WEAR NZ 13 SE
32/35 Fir Tree Grange
GV II
Formerly known as Smelt House. House, now hostel. Circa 1846, with billiard room wing dated 1883. Small blocks of coursed squared sandstone with ashlar plinth, and tooled-and-margined dressings, and quoins. Roof of graduated stone flags with stone gable copings. Crested ridge tiles, many missings. L-plan. 2 storeys, 4 bays. Modified early C17 style. Tudor-arched door with sidelights under drip mould at right; windows of varying numbers of lights in double- chamfered raised surrounds with ears, feet and middle blocks; ground-floor drip moulds. Steeply-pitched roof has 2-light windows in 3 gabled dormers; moulded gable copings; kneelers have ball finials; dormer finials are reversed hearts; 3 very tall ridge chimneys have conjoined stacks with cornices and blocking courses. Saddle-back tower over right return rear entrance. Left return external stack has 1511 date, perhaps referring to earlier house.
Interior: close-string dogleg stair has broad ramped grip handrail, with heart pendants and ball finials on newels;court cupboards built into 2 principal ground floor rooms; Gothic-style panelled doors throughout; 2 high-quality Jacobean-style chimney pieces in ground-floor rooms to left of entrance and at rear. Minton tiles on hall floor; C19 painted glass in hall window over door.
Listing NGR: NZ1599433779
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 403784
- 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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