Clock Tower 110 Metres North East of Cragside Park House
CLOCK TOWER 110 METRES NORTH EAST OF CRAGSIDE PARK HOUSE, CRAGSIDE LODGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1354750
- Date first listed:
- 22-Dec-1981
- List Entry Name:
- Clock Tower 110 Metres North East of Cragside Park House
- Statutory Address:
- CLOCK TOWER 110 METRES NORTH EAST OF CRAGSIDE PARK HOUSE, CRAGSIDE LODGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1354750
- Date first listed:
- 22-Dec-1981
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 25-Aug-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Clock Tower 110 Metres North East of Cragside Park House
- Statutory Address 1:
- CLOCK TOWER 110 METRES NORTH EAST OF CRAGSIDE PARK HOUSE, CRAGSIDE LODGE
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:
- CLOCK TOWER 110 METRES NORTH EAST OF CRAGSIDE PARK HOUSE, CRAGSIDE LODGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Rothbury
- National Grid Reference:
- NU 06999 02152
Details
ROTHBURY CRAGSIDE LODGE NU 0602 23/280 Clock Tower 110 metres north-east 22.12.81 of Cragside Park House (formerly listed as Clock Tower at Knocklaw) GV II*
Clock Tower, 1864 for Lord Armstrong. Squared tooled stone with raised tooled dressings and clock stage; Welsh slate roof to lower part, timber cupola with lead spire.
South elevation has vertical-panelled door in chamfered pointed arch, other elevations have lead-latticed casements in similar openings, all under gables with cruciform loops. Octagonal clock stage, with 4 clock faces, and cupola with shouldered arches carrying swept spire with weathervane.
Interior; 2 transverse round arches carrying superstructure. Clock mechanism, giving day of week etc, in early cast-iron frame. Bell dated 1864 by John Warner and Son, London (not seen).
The clock tower was the original pay office for the Cragside Estate. The clock mechanism may have been designed by Lord Armstrong.
Listing NGR: NU0699902152
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 236626
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 31 Northumberland,
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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