Fell Close Cottage
FELL CLOSE COTTAGE, HEALEYFIELD LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1299441
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Fell Close Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- FELL CLOSE COTTAGE, HEALEYFIELD LANE
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/01231/11
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1299441
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Fell Close Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- FELL CLOSE COTTAGE, HEALEYFIELD LANE
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:
- FELL CLOSE COTTAGE, HEALEYFIELD LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Healeyfield
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 06758 47644
Details
HEALEYFIELD HEALEYFIELD LANE NZ 14 NW (South side, off)
4/53 Fell Close Cottage
GV II
Farmhouse, now used as animal shelter. Probably early C17 with C18 alterations. Coursed sandstone rubble with wide quoins and boulder plinth; patches of render on rear. Corrugated iron roof on main building, collapsed heather thatch on porch. Gable entry plan. 2 low storeys, 4 bays with west gable porch.
South elevation: wood lintels over wide door in third bay and flanking wide windows, that at right blocked; first-floor vent slit at left and square opening in second bay. Steeply-pitched roof. Left porch partly collapsed. Left return gable has chamfered wood lintel to studded plank door with Tudor-arched head in shaped wood surround. Rear elevation shows blocked door under wood lintel opposite front door; small square window under wide lintel to left of door; and blocked fire window at right. First-floor central loft opening; exposed beam ends.
Interior: partly plastered; massive chamfered beams, with stepped and curved stops; wide, stone lintel over inserted oven and fire against left gable; heck post and space for ladder stair beside fire. Small plain stone surround to fire against right gable. Peg holes in chamfer at central point of beam may indicate position of partitions. Roof has 3 sets of upper crucks, of large scantling, with varied apex detail - one saddle; massive chimney beam high in west gable with peg holes for former hood; stone chimney flues inserted against each gable.
Listing NGR: NZ0675847644
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 350559
- 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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