Coves House Farmhouse
COVES HOUSE FARMHOUSE, A689
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1232636
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Coves House Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- COVES HOUSE FARMHOUSE, A689
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1232636
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Coves House Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- COVES HOUSE FARMHOUSE, A689
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:
- COVES HOUSE FARMHOUSE, A689
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Wolsingham
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 05311 36312
Details
WOLSINGHAM A689 NZ 03 NE (South side, off) 22/327 Coves House Farmhouse II*
Farmhouse. Late medieval with additions of c.1600, and C18 and later restoration. Rubble with patches of thin render; boulder plinth; some quoins; roofs of stone flags and pantiles. T-plan. 3 builds: central 2-storey, 2-bay part; left addition of 2 storeys, 5 bays, (but 4 windows only)with rear wing of 2 lower storeys; right addition of 2 storeys, 5 bays; 11 bays in all, stepped down from left to right to accommodate slope of site.
Oldest build: boarded door at left in flat-Tudor-arched stone surround, with possible inscription above obscured by vegetation; wide C20 window at right under stone lintel; small square-renewed casements in chamfered stone surrounds, with central mullions removed, on first floor. Stone roof and massive right external stack with many offsets.
Left-part: Late C19 sashes, renewed on ground floor under renewed stone lintels; some jambs of-previous windows; stone roof and end chimneys. Left gable has massive external stack with offsets.
Right part: probably originally byre and loft; stone surround with shallow round head scooped out of flat lintel to door in fourth bay; side stone steps to first-floor door in third bay; other windows renewed, with flat stone lintels and projecting stone sills; vent slit above at right. Rear has blocked stone- mullioned lights, one with iron bar, on 4-window part;and the rear wing of that build has massive rear gable stack with offsets flanked by blocked triangular windows in gable peak.
Interior: central part has step down to kitchen with moulded stone segmental fire arch and low-2-centred arch containing plank door with ornamental strap hinges; low corbelled bread oven of pinkish-yellow bricks; tongue-stopped chamfers on mouldings. Similar treatment to stone door surround to rear side stair with solid wood block first tread, plain thick plank treads above. Left part shows 5 bays, with quirk-stopped chamfered beams not respected by later windows; heck-post and fire beam, and screen with round-headed doorway. Tudor- arched chamfered stone surround to Dutch cellar door in rear wing; door has bracketed centre shelf; battened planks and strap hinges on pins. Entrance hall leads to L-plan cut-string stair in rear wing, with fat stick balusters; wide grip handrail, and chamfered square newels with ball finials.
Listing NGR: NZ0531136312
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 408011
- 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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