Walls, Piers, Steps, Gates and Railings in Front of Tanfield Hall
WALLS, PIERS, STEPS, GATES AND RAILINGS IN FRONT OF TANFIELD HALL, FRONT STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1260787
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jul-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Walls, Piers, Steps, Gates and Railings in Front of Tanfield Hall
- Statutory Address:
- WALLS, PIERS, STEPS, GATES AND RAILINGS IN FRONT OF TANFIELD HALL, FRONT STREET
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- Date:
- 2000-05-14
- Reference:
- IOE01/00001/27
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1260787
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jul-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Walls, Piers, Steps, Gates and Railings in Front of Tanfield Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- WALLS, PIERS, STEPS, GATES AND RAILINGS IN FRONT OF TANFIELD HALL, FRONT STREET
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:
- WALLS, PIERS, STEPS, GATES AND RAILINGS IN FRONT OF TANFIELD HALL, FRONT STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Stanley
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 18874 55432
Details
NZ 1855 STANLEY FRONT STREET (North side) Tanfield 18/181 Walls, piers, steps, 19/7/50 gates and railings in front of Tanfield Hall GV I Walls, piers, steps, gates and railings. Early C18. Coursed squared sandstone walls with ashlar coping; ashlar piers: stone steps; wrought iron gates, gatepiers and railings. Retaining wall to garden in front of house has projecting coping and supports tall spearhead railings. Central flight of steps, the lowest swept, to high gates, with dog-bars and scrolled half-rail below further intermediate bar; central panel with leafy urn shape. Elaborate overthrow with broad scrolled band holding central monogram roundel; scrolled cresting raised at centre, with similar roundel and vane, and at ends above square wrought-iron piers with similar ornament. Scrolled spandrel panels between these piers and the railings. Each section of wall has central pilasters supporting decorative iron panel; left and right ends of wall rise into square, corniced stone piers. At left, adjacent to wall, 2 tall, square stone piers with pulvinated rustication have wide cornices and ball finials.
Listing NGR: NZ1887455432
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 439461
- 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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