Townfield House
TOWNFIELD HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1279001
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Townfield House
- Statutory Address:
- TOWNFIELD HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1279001
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Townfield House
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWNFIELD 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:
- TOWNFIELD 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 95114 48398
Details
HUNSTANWORTH TOWNFIELD NY 94 NE 5/85 (inset) Townfield House
GV II
Shop and village institute reading room, now one house. Circa 1863 by S.S. Teulon for Rev. Daniel Capper. Coursed squared sandstone of irregular sizes, and various colours; ashlar dressings; roof of grey and green slates. T-plan; shop at front, reading room at rear. Front range, of one high storey, 3 bays, has projecting centre with 2-centred stone-arched window under half-dormer and steeply-pitched hipped roof; flanking bays have lower projecting 3-light windows, lights all wood 2-centred arches, under pent hipped roofs. Steeply-pitched roof has rear chimney. Left return gable has blocked door under stone lintel; paired attic lights. Lower rear wing has various outshuts under pent and gabled roofs; lancet windows to reading room at far, end. All windows have stone surrounds. Interior shows chamfered beams in former shop; some original wrought iron door fittings; some doors inserted; chamfered stone surround to fire in former reading room.
Listing NGR: NY9511448398
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 404388
- 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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