Belfry House
BELFRY HOUSE, 9, STATION ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1229327
- Date first listed:
- 17-Apr-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Belfry House
- Statutory Address:
- BELFRY HOUSE, 9, STATION ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1229327
- Date first listed:
- 17-Apr-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Belfry House
- Statutory Address 1:
- BELFRY HOUSE, 9, STATION 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:
- BELFRY HOUSE, 9, STATION ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Witton-le-Wear
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 14960 31216
Details
CROOK AND WILLINGTON STATION ROAD NZ 1431 (south side) Witton-le-Wear 41/43 No. 9 17/4/52 (Belfry House) GV II
School, now house. 1787 for Rev. John Farrer, vicar; C19 wing. Thinly-rendered roughly-coursed sandstone rubble with ashlar quoins and some dressings; other dressings brick; pantiled roof has 2 rows of stone slates at eaves, stone ridge tiles, left stone kneeler and gable coping, rendered stacks. 2-storey, 3-bay main block with projecting central 3-storey tower; projecting left wing of 2 low storeys, one bay. Tower has 6-pane window under flat brick arch, to right of centre on ground floor, central round-headed window with glazing bars and brick arch on first floor and cross-loop on second floor. Flanking bays have paired narrow sashes under flat brick arches on ground floor; blocked first floor windows, that at right with flat brick arch. Left wing has small square ground-floor window, and central late C19 sash on first floor, under flat stone lintels. Pyramidal tower roof; end chimneys. Right return of tower has 4-panel door in later porch.
Interior: dog-leg stair in tower has carved graffiti revealed on second flight. Some 2-panel doors.
Listing NGR: NZ1496031216
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 404160
- 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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