Newsham Hall
NEWSHAM HALL, LITTLE NEWSHAM
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1323061
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Newsham Hall
- Statutory Address:
- NEWSHAM HALL, LITTLE NEWSHAM
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1323061
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Newsham Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- NEWSHAM HALL, LITTLE NEWSHAM
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:
- NEWSHAM HALL, LITTLE NEWSHAM
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Winston
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 12437 17809
Details
NZ 11 NW
5/53
WINSTON
LITTLE NEWSHAM
Newsham Hall
(formerly included in the Civil Parish of Little Newsham)
14.9.66
II
Manor House. Possibly C17 with major mid C18 alterations. Roughcast sandstone rubble with dressed quoins; graduated green slate roofs; C19 conjoined stacks of grey brick. Possibly original H-plan with recessed centre filled by mid C18 addition.
Two-storey, three-bay centre with slightly-projecting two-storey, single-bay gabled cross wings. Centre block has low plinth; central projecting porch with entablature, pair of three-panel outer doors and part-glazed three-panel inner door; windows have raised surrounds and projecting sills; twelve-pane sash to left of porch, canted bay window to right, three twelve-pane sashes to first floor and three nine-pane sashes to second floor. Wings have plinth, ground floor with slightly-recessed centre and string course. Left wing has early C20 square bay window to ground floor and fifteen-pane sash above. Right wing has eighteen-pane sash to ground floor and fifteen-pane sash above. Centre block has low-pitched hipped roof with two lateral stacks; wings have low-pitched roofs with coped gables and two ridge stacks, roof of right wing is hipped to rear. Right return of right-wing has similar windows.
Two attached gabled wings to rear of centre block with round-arched staircase window in raised surround, two tripartite 24-pane horizontal sliding sashes and coped gables with ball finials.
Interior: several six-panel doors in architraves, some with angle paterae; several two-panel window shutters; drawing room has late C18 cornice; two-flight cut-string dogleg staircase with two stick balusters per tread and ramped handrail.
Later additions to rear of left wing not of special interest.
Listing NGR: NZ1243717809
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 111144
- 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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