Former stable block circa 55 metres north east of Preston Tower (new)
Tower Cottage and Stable Cottage, Preston, Chathill, NE67 5DH
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1276335
- Date first listed:
- 26-Aug-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Former stable block circa 55 metres north east of Preston Tower (new)
- Statutory Address:
- Tower Cottage and Stable Cottage, Preston, Chathill, NE67 5DH
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1276335
- Date first listed:
- 26-Aug-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Former stable block circa 55 metres north east of Preston Tower (new)
- Statutory Address 1:
- Tower Cottage and Stable Cottage, Preston, Chathill, NE67 5DH
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:
- Tower Cottage and Stable Cottage, Preston, Chathill, NE67 5DH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Ellingham
- National Grid Reference:
- NU 18473 25462
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 30/07/2019
NU 12 NE
11/163
ELLINGHAM
CHATHILL
PRESTON
Tower Cottage and Stable Cottage
Former stable block circa 55 metres north east of Preston Tower (new)
(Formerly listed as Stable block c.60 yards north-east of Preston Tower (new), Preston)
GV
II
Former stable block with carriage house and two cottages. 1802 for Edmund Craster; extended c.1860. Dressed stone with Welsh slate roof and brick chimneys. L-plan. Two storeys.
Long wing on left, nine bays. Left four bays are addition of c.1860 with sash windows on ground floor and C20 casements above. Bays 5 and 6 have segmental carriage arches with boarded double doors above and between them an oval panel with a raven and the inscription: EDMD CRASTER/1802
To right a three bay stable with boarded door and flanking twelve-pane sashes. Five six-pane sashes on first floor. Short wing projecting on right is three bays. Two boarded doors and a twelve-pane sash on ground floor; three six-pane sashes above.
Long range has roof gabled on left with kneeler, ridged coping and three corniced ridge stacks of two conjoined shafts. Short range has roof hipped on right. On right return a dovecote with four small pigeon holes in stone screen. Lintel above dated 1803.
To rear a lean-to cartshed with four square piers and lintels.
Listing NGR: NU1847325462
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 409586
- 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.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 11-Jun-2026 at 23:42:14.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.