Description

NZ 2061 SE WHICKHAM FRONT STREET (south side)
Whickham
16/133

- Whickham Cottage Hospital

GV II

Rectory, now hospital. Dated 1713, on plaque above door, with arms and monogram
of Nathaniel Crewe. Painted coursed squared sandstone with plinth and raised
quoins; roof pantiled with stone slates at eaves and stone gable copings; corniced
brick chimneys. 2 storeys, 5 windows. Central half-glazed door in architrave
under high segmental open pediment containing Crewe arms, motto VIS UNITA FORTIOR
and date 1713; monogram NC and bishop's mitre above. Sash windows with glazing
bars in raised stone surrounds. First floor band, moulded eaves cornice. Double-
span U-shaped roof has 2 end and one ridge chimneys and one on linking ridge
at right. Interior shows early C19 stair; stucco frieze of oak-leaves in one
room. Historical note: foundation stone laid by Robert Thomlinson, Rector of
Whickham, in 1713 Source: W Bourn. Annals of the Parish of Whickham (Consett
1892) 47.

Listing NGR: NZ2076361243

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26276092

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)