Chapter Clerk's Office and Chapter Room
CHAPTER CLERK'S OFFICE AND CHAPTER ROOM, THE COLLEGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1323223
- Date first listed:
- 06-May-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Chapter Clerk's Office and Chapter Room
- Statutory Address:
- CHAPTER CLERK'S OFFICE AND CHAPTER ROOM, THE COLLEGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1323223
- Date first listed:
- 06-May-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Chapter Clerk's Office and Chapter Room
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHAPTER CLERK'S OFFICE AND CHAPTER ROOM, THE COLLEGE
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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:
- CHAPTER CLERK'S OFFICE AND CHAPTER ROOM, THE COLLEGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- City of Durham
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 27413 42031
Details
DURHAM AND FRAMWELLGATE THE COLLEGE NZ 2742 SW (East end, off)
14/105 Chapter Clerk's office 6/5/52 and Chapter Room
GV II
Stable and loft, later prebendal house; now offices. Late C17 rebuilding of loft known as 'Loft of the children of the almonry'; C18 and C20 alterations. Sandstone rubble with rendered plinth and painted ashlar dressings; brick parapet; set-back left bay partly rendered, partly ashlar. Roof not visible. Adjacent to College Gate, and with first-and second-floor rooms above north lodge of gate. Entrance in College. Main elevation to North Bailey has one narrow 3-storey bay over lodge; south part 3 storeys, 5 bays, and north part (Chapter Room) 2 storeys, 3 bays. 3 renewed ground-floor windows are single-chamfered with 2 lights; raised stone surrounds to sashes with glazing bars on first and second floors, those on second floor with broad bars. Parapet with flat stone coping; north part has sill and parapet band.
Interior: blocked segmental stone arches in ground floor running across the building at east side. First floor has panelled room at south-west with corniced chimney piece; Chapter Room has panelling above plain dado with deep rail, panelled shutters, corniced chimney-piece with oak-leaf and acorn carving; stucco ceiling cornice and central leafy roundel. Other rooms on east side have similar windows and plainer chimneypieces; second-floor rooms partly panelled. Doors of 2 or 6 panels, with panelled reveals in architraves.
Listing NGR: NZ2741342031
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 110154
- 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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