Little Harle Tower
LITTLE HARLE TOWER, HARLE, NE19 2PD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1370497
- Date first listed:
- 05-Sept-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Little Harle Tower
- Statutory Address:
- LITTLE HARLE TOWER, HARLE, NE19 2PD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1370497
- Date first listed:
- 05-Sept-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Little Harle Tower
- Statutory Address 1:
- LITTLE HARLE TOWER, HARLE, NE19 2PD
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:
- LITTLE HARLE TOWER, HARLE, NE19 2PD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Kirkwhelpington
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 01375 83477
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 10/08/2016
NZ 08 SW
8/69
KIRKWHELPINGTON
HARLE
Little Harle Tower
(Formerly listed as Littleharle Tower)
GV
II*
House. Medieval, early C18 and 1861-2. Medieval work rubble, early C18 work
dressed stone, C19 work ashlar. Welsh slate roofs. Irregular plan. Garden
front has 3-storey medieval tower on left; 2-storey, 5-bay early C18 centre
and large externally Victorian tower on right.
Medieval tower has slit windows on ground floor and a blocked pointed-arched
doorway on right return. 1st floor has 12-pane sash with thick glazing bars in
architrave. Similar 9-pane sash on 2nd floor. Crenellated parapet.
Centre section has part-glazed Victorian door under hoodmould and 15-pane sashes
with thick glazing bars in architraves; except 3 central 1st floor windows which
are later 12-pane sashes. Plain parapet.
Tower on right has Georgian core (cf. interior) with rusticated quoins and bands,
but was altered and extended 1861-2. Two bays. Left bay has mullioned and
mullion-and-transom windows. Right bay has 2-storey canted bay window with
mullions and hoodmould on ground floor. 1st floor has tall Gothic windows with
cinquefoil heads, and blank, pointed-arched panel of Geometric tracery above.
Roofs not visible. C18 section has tall stone conjoined corniced ridge stack.
Octagonal corniced stacks elsewhere.
Entrance front is entirely mid C19. Gothic doorway behind large crenellated
porte-cochere. Irregular fenestration with similar Gothic detail to Victorian
tower on garden front.
Interior of medieval tower has walls 6 ft thick, vaulted ground floor and a
stone newel stair which is actually in C18 section and evidence of medieval
house adjoining tower.
The section of Victorian appearance has C18 open-well stair. Drawing room in
same part has Rococo plaster ceiling of 1740-50; carved mid C18 fireplace with
broken semicircular lintel framing bust, and side terms; also 2 elaborate
Palladian pedimented doorcases.
Other rooms Victorian, especially library, and hall with screen of 3 pointed
arches.
Listing NGR: NZ0137583477
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 239604
- 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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