Priory Prison and Former Stables North of Number 15
PRIORY PRISON AND FORMER STABLES NORTH OF NUMBER 15, THE COLLEGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1323259
- Date first listed:
- 06-May-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Priory Prison and Former Stables North of Number 15
- Statutory Address:
- PRIORY PRISON AND FORMER STABLES NORTH OF NUMBER 15, THE COLLEGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1323259
- Date first listed:
- 06-May-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Priory Prison and Former Stables North of Number 15
- Statutory Address 1:
- PRIORY PRISON AND FORMER STABLES NORTH OF NUMBER 15, THE COLLEGE
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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:
- PRIORY PRISON AND FORMER STABLES NORTH OF NUMBER 15, 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 27269 42103
Details
DURHAM AND FRAMWELLGATE THE COLLEGE NZ 2742 SW (North side, off)
14/96 Priory prison and 6/5/52 former stables north of No. 15
GV I
Stables and lofts, incorporating part of reredorter of priory, and priory prison beneath. Stables now public conveniences. Medieval and C19. Coursed squared sandstone with ashlar dressings; stone-flagged roof. Prison has ground-floor round-headed entrance, with draw-bar slot, at left of stable block, which has 2 boarded and one Dutch doors, and two 2-light windows, in left part; 7 inserted square-headed windows at right. First floor has 3 loft openings with wood lintels over boarded door at left and louvres, some renewed, at right. Hipped roof.
Interior: prison in basement has stone newel stair to ground floor; 3 bays visible at west end; possibly 5 further bays at east, now blocked. Altered arcades have round columns with scalloped capitals surrporting chamfered segmental arches now blocked to form north and south walls of chamber. North wall of stable block said to show sills of reredorter south windows. Graded for medieval parts.
Source: W. Page, V.C.H, 1928, reprint 1968, p. 131.
Listing NGR: NZ2726942103
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 110145
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Durham, (1928), 131
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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