55,55A,55B AND 57, FORE BONDGATE

55,55A,55B AND 57, FORE BONDGATE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1297559
Date first listed:
23-May-1994
List Entry Name:
55,55A,55B AND 57, FORE BONDGATE
Statutory Address:
55,55A,55B AND 57, FORE BONDGATE

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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1297559
Date first listed:
23-May-1994
Date of most recent amendment:
12-Jul-1995
List Entry Name:
55,55A,55B AND 57, FORE BONDGATE
Statutory Address 1:
55,55A,55B AND 57, FORE BONDGATE

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
55,55A,55B AND 57, FORE BONDGATE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
County Durham (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Bishop Auckland
National Grid Reference:
NZ 21013 30087

Details

BISHOP AUCKLAND

NZ2130 FORE BONDGATE 634-1/8/29 (North side) Nos.55, 56 AND 57

GV II

Formerly known as: Nos.55 AND 56 FORE BONDGATE. Shown on OS as 55 and 56. House, now 2 shops and workshop. Early C18. Painted incised render with painted ashlar dressings and brick right return gable. Roof composition tiles with stone gable copings. 3 storeys, 3 windows, the left bay wider. Central renewed door and plain overlight in low ground floor, flanked by late C20 shops. Continuous C20 fascia possibly obscures earlier fascia. Plain sashes on upper floors recessed in render, sills of first floor concealed by fascia, second floor with painted projecting stone sills. Steeply pitched roof has end brick chimneys, front stone gable coping at right, both gables with moulded kneelers; right return gable shows brick edge of gable at steeper angle than coping. INTERIOR said to have large roof trusses; top floor out of use and said to be in poor condition (1991).

Listing NGR: NZ2101330087

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
385652
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.

Ordnance survey map of 55,55A,55B AND 57, FORE BONDGATE

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