21-38, FRONT STREET, 1-20, FRONT STREET
1-20, FRONT STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1323185
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- 21-38, FRONT STREET, 1-20, FRONT STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 1-20, FRONT STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1323185
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- 21-38, FRONT STREET, 1-20, FRONT STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 1-20, FRONT STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- 21-38, FRONT 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.
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:
- 1-20, FRONT STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 21-38, FRONT STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Croxdale and Hett
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 26568 36632
Details
CROXDALE AND HETT FRONT STREET NZ 23 NE (West side) Croxdale 6/61 Nos. 1 to 20 consecutive and Nos. 21 to 38 consecutive II Two terraces of colliery housing, c.1875 for the Wearside Iron and Coal Company. Tooled squared sandstone fronts with coursed rubble returns and rears. Welsh slate roofs with dark-red brick chimney stacks. North terrace (Nos. 1 to 20) on level site; south terrace (Nos. 21 to 38) is stepped down slightly-sloping site. 2 storeys. Flush tooled quoins at ends of each terrace. Each house one bay with doorways alternately to right and left of ground-floor windows. Mainly replaced 6-panel doors with overlights under flush lintels. No. 1 retains original 4-panel door with 3-pane overlight. Windows have flush lintels and projecting sills: mainly late C20 12-pane casements but several houses retain 12- and 16-pane sashes. Moderately-pitched hipped roofs: continuous ridge on north terrace; ridge of south terrace is stepped down. Stepped transverse ridge stacks with oversailing top courses. One-storey, 2-bay lean-to addition with horizontal-sliding sashes on right return of No. 1. Rear additions are not of special interest. A late, though relatively unaltered pair of terraces still early C19 in style. Despite replaced doors and refenestration all the original openings remain.
Listing NGR: NZ2656836632
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 109942
- 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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