Farmhouse and Adjacent Outbuildings at the Northern Farm, Old Town
FARMHOUSE AND ADJACENT OUTBUILDINGS AT THE NORTHERN FARM, OLD TOWN, COLLIERY LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1154572
- Date first listed:
- 23-Aug-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Farmhouse and Adjacent Outbuildings at the Northern Farm, Old Town
- Statutory Address:
- FARMHOUSE AND ADJACENT OUTBUILDINGS AT THE NORTHERN FARM, OLD TOWN, COLLIERY LANE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1154572
- Date first listed:
- 23-Aug-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Farmhouse and Adjacent Outbuildings at the Northern Farm, Old Town
- Statutory Address 1:
- FARMHOUSE AND ADJACENT OUTBUILDINGS AT THE NORTHERN FARM, OLD TOWN, COLLIERY LANE
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:
- FARMHOUSE AND ADJACENT OUTBUILDINGS AT THE NORTHERN FARM, OLD TOWN, COLLIERY LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Allendale
- National Grid Reference:
- NY 81427 58210
Details
NY 85 NW ALLENDALE COLLIERY LANE (East side)
9/61 Farmhouse and adjacent outbuildings at the northern farm, Old Town II
Range of bastle houses, late C16 or early C17, central section (the present house) rebuilt early Cl9. House rubble with ashlar dressings, east bastle large rubble, west bastle cyclopean rubble; slate roofs. House 2 storeys, 2 wide bays. Central projecting porch has door with 5 round-headed panels under overlight, and open pedimented gable with heavy moulded kneelers. Left bay has 16-pane sashes in moulded boxes, right bay has ground floor paired casement in lugged raised stone surround with stop chamfers, 16-pane sash in raised stone surround above. Left end stack ashlar, right end stack rendered. Bastle to left 2 storeys, 2 bays, irregular; wall largely rebuilt with various openings including 9-pane fixed window. Bastle to right 2 storeys, 2 bays, irregular, much-patched wall with small windows. Right return, within later outbuilding, shows central byre entrance of bastle with monolithic triangular head. Left return shows central byre entrance with chamfered jambs and lintel. Rear elevation of house rendered, long rear wing not of interest. Bastle to left has boarded door and 9-pane fixed window above, with to left at mid-height a heavy stone spout. Bastle to right has inserted cart entrance; wall rebuilt above first floor level. Ramm, McDowall. and Mercer 'Shielings and Bastles' HMSO 1970, 81.
Listing NGR: NY8142758210
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 240181
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Ramm, H G, Shielings and Bastles, (1970), 81
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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