Chare Top Cottage
CHARE TOP COTTAGE, FRONT STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1240414
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jan-1987
- Statutory Address:
- CHARE TOP COTTAGE, FRONT STREET
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- Date:
- 1999-08-06
- Reference:
- IOE01/00713/18
- Rights:
- © Mr Bob Cottrell. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1240414
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jan-1987
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHARE TOP COTTAGE, FRONT STREET
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHARE TOP COTTAGE, FRONT STREET
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 10242 55411
Details
NZ 1055 CONSETT FRONT STREET
(West side) Ebchester 17/45 Chare Top Cottage GV II 2 houses, now united. Late C17/early C18 with alterations. Sandstone rubble with rubble plinth and very large quoins; roof of graduated Lakeland slate with yellow brick chimney. 2 storeys, 3 bays. C20 door and side lights inserted in place of paired central doors, with irregular outer jambs and concrete lintel. Flanking short, wide margined sashes, with rendered lintel at left and stone lintel at right; first floor has 2-light horizontal sliding sash at left, right a 3-light horizontal sliding sash with some glazing bars, under eaves. Left end chimney. Interior shows very thick walls; deep splays to window reveals except in part of one window on ground floor; plain stone fire lintel and jambs in ground-floor right room, and low stone lintel to fire in room above with brick jambs and hood: flues to left chimney of Wheldon House adjacent (q.v.). Large irregular oak beam along centre of entrance passage has wide dowel holes; similar beam over door. Rear extension not of interest.
Listing NGR: NZ1024255411
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 438841
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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