Stanhope Castle
STANHOPE CASTLE, MARKET PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1231718
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Stanhope Castle
- Statutory Address:
- STANHOPE CASTLE, MARKET PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1231718
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Stanhope Castle
- Statutory Address 1:
- STANHOPE CASTLE, MARKET PLACE
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:
- STANHOPE CASTLE, MARKET PLACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Stanhope
- National Grid Reference:
- NY 99618 39155
Details
STANHOPE MARKET PLACE NY 9939 (West side) Stanhope
34/238 Stanhope Castle
GV II* Large house. Now flats. 1798 for Cuthbert Rippon; 1823 additions dated on rainwater heads, for his son Cuthbert Rippon, M.P. for Gateshead; 1875 addition (to house collection of stuffed birds and animals). Sandstone ashlar with plinth; roof not visible. Irregular plan. South elevation: 2-storey, 3-bay main entrance front with adjoining one-storey, 5-bay conservatory link to 2-storey, 3-bay gabled wing on lower ground level. 11 bays in all.
Entrance front has steps up to porch with Tuscan order in antis and entrance in curved rear wall. Outer bays have sashes with glazing bars below paired renewed sashes which are flanked by pilasters. Ground floor windows have projecting stone sills, with sill bands in outer bays. Band below stepped parapet. Conservatory windows have segmental heads and glazing bars; right end wing has central 4-light window with renewed glazing and door inserted and inserted window at left; 2-light window at right; first floor, continuous with conservatory, has Perpendicular tracery in 3 windows of 2 lights. Top band supports stepped parapet. Tall central tower.
Interior: entrance hall behind main front has curved doors to flanking oval rooms with classical motifs in ceiling cornices, left room has Gothic-style stone chimney-piece; right room has dentilled dado rail. First-floor gallery and one room have dentilled cornices; open-well stair has round-topped handrail on painted brass balustrade with delicate pineapple finials to low curves between rods.
2-storey flat-roofed C20 rear extension not of interest.
Listing NGR: NY9961839155
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 406916
- 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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