Description

SD 6950 NEWTON NEWTON VILLAGE

The Old Reading Room (formerly listed 18/53 as Reading Room and County Library) 16.11.1954 GV II

House, late C18th and 1830. Restored in the 1960s when a 3rd storey was removed. Limestone rubble with sandstone dressings and slate roof. 2 storeys. South wall has furrowed quoins. To the right is a 2-light window with plain stone surround and square mullion. To its left is a door with plain stone surround. Further left is a wide opening with segmental head and furrowed voussoirs. On the 1st floor is a 6-light weaving window with square mullions. Stone gutter brackets. The rear wall is partly built into the hillside. The low ground-floor windows have plain stone surrounds. The two 1st floor windows have plain stone surrounds, the left-hand one being of 2 lights with a square mullion. The central doorway is approached by stone steps and has a plain stone surround with semi-circular head, projecting keystone and imposts. - The tympanum is of worn sandstone inscribed 'APN 1830'.

Listing NGR: SD6969350468

External Links

• Wikidata Q26327775

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Recommended Books

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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)