Castle Farmhouse
CASTLE FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1371454
- Date first listed:
- 21-Oct-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Castle Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- CASTLE FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1371454
- Date first listed:
- 21-Oct-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Castle Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- CASTLE FARMHOUSE
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:
- CASTLE FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Whittingham
- National Grid Reference:
- NU 07152 11873
Details
WHITTINGHAM WHITTINGHAM NU 0611-0711 25/151 Castle Farmhouse 21/10/53
GV II
Farm house, formerly part of the Castle Inn, a coaching inn. Early C18 incorporating earlier core. Mid C18 extension to rear. Re-roofed 1863.
Squared stone, c.36 inches thick on front wall ground and 1st floors. Thick walling also on right gable end. Welsh slate roof, renewed brick chimneys. Mid C18 brick extension to rear in irregular bond.
2½ storeys, 5 bays.
Central 6-panel door in chamfered raised surround with stone cornice hood on later stone brackets. Sash windows, those on ground floor in raised stone surrounds, those above in architraves. Concave cornice. Gabled roof, though roof marks on adjoining Castle Inn (q.v.) and also inside, reveal that there was formerly a double span roof. Gablet over centre bay dated 1863 with the Ravensworth crest.
To rear small blocked windows, probably C17. Projecting single-storey, 1-bay addition with pantiled roof and tumbled-in brickwork in the gable.
Interior has early C18 staircase with turned balusters and ramped and wreathed handrail. Also many 2-panel doors.
Listing NGR: NU0715211873
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 236236
- 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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