Former School and House Attached (Old Church House)
FORMER SCHOOL AND HOUSE ATTACHED (OLD CHURCH HOUSE)
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1278995
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jun-1971
- List Entry Name:
- Former School and House Attached (Old Church House)
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER SCHOOL AND HOUSE ATTACHED (OLD CHURCH HOUSE)
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1278995
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jun-1971
- List Entry Name:
- Former School and House Attached (Old Church House)
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER SCHOOL AND HOUSE ATTACHED (OLD CHURCH HOUSE)
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:
- FORMER SCHOOL AND HOUSE ATTACHED (OLD CHURCH HOUSE)
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Hunstanworth
- National Grid Reference:
- NY 94965 48971
Details
HUNSTANWORTH HUNSTANWORTH NY 94 NW 4/67 (inset) Former school and 29.6.71 house attached (Old Church House) GV II
School and house, now house. Circa 1862 by S.S. Teulon for Rev. Daniel Capper of Newbiggin. Snecked sandstone of varied colours with ashlar dressings, plinth and quoins; diaper-patterned roof of purple and green slates. L-plan. Early English style. North front of 2 storeys and 3 irregular bays, the right lower, has side steps with chamfered-coped parapet to 6-panel door in central bay, with alternate-block jambs and flat stone lintel. At left, 3 grouped shouldered lights with sloping sills and stone surrounds, stepped over small lancets flanking heads of lights. Flat stone lintel and alternate-block jambs to narrow light at right of door; 2 small shouldered lights high above door, the left shorter on sill band. Steeply-pitched roof in 3 parts, with wide left and lower right parallel slopes united by narrow strip from eaves of left to ridge of right. Substantial coped chimney, with one set-back, at right of highest roof, has roll-moulded string raised over central pierced bellcote. Central rear one-storey wing with low right extension under roof of 2 pitches and tall chimney, with off-set, between pitches.
Listing NGR: NY9496548971
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 404370
- 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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