Cross House East and Cross House West

CROSS HOUSE EAST AND CROSS HOUSE WEST, PRINCES STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1303416
Date first listed:
20-Oct-1952
List Entry Name:
Cross House East and Cross House West
Statutory Address:
CROSS HOUSE EAST AND CROSS HOUSE WEST, PRINCES STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1303416
Date first listed:
20-Oct-1952
List Entry Name:
Cross House East and Cross House West
Statutory Address 1:
CROSS HOUSE EAST AND CROSS HOUSE WEST, PRINCES STREET

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:
CROSS HOUSE EAST AND CROSS HOUSE WEST, PRINCES STREET

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

District:
Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Corbridge
National Grid Reference:
NY 99027 64477

Details

CORBRIDGE PRINCES STREET NY 9964 (West side)

22/193 Cross House East and Cross House West 20.10.52 GV II

Pair of houses, 1754 for Eliezer Birch. Squared stone with tooled dressings; Welsh slate roof with stacks heightened in yellow brick. 3 storeys, 2 + 2 + 2 bays. Pedimented centre set slightly forward; 1st and 2nd floor sill bands, modillion eaves cornice. Bays flanking centre have renewed doors, that to left in architrave with pediment, that to right in renewed Gibbs surround. 4-pane sash windows in raised stone surrounds, corniced on lower floors of centre. Coped gables with moulded kneelers; stepped-and-corniced end and central ridge stacks. Returns show small casement attic windows. Contemporary outshut to rear with altered fenestration.

Interior: remodelled later C19. Old chamfered fireplace in kitchen at rear of Cross House East.

Listing NGR: NY9902764477

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
239954
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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