Description

DURHAM AND FRAMWELLGATE QUARRYHEADS LANE
NZ 24 SE and NZ 2642 SE (East side)

4 and 13/380 The Grove (Durham
6/5/52 School Bursar's office
and Common Room)

GV II

House, now part of school. C17 and C18. Coursed squared sandstone with ashlar
dressings; rear wing rubble below, brick above. Welsh slate roof with flat
stone gable copings; fishscale pattern on rear wing; brick chimneys. 2 storeys,
3 bays. Central renewed door in C19 gabled porch has surround of chamfered
keyed voussoirs and alternate-block jambs. Similar surrounds to first floor
windows with projecting stone sills; all sashes, 2 with glazing bars; ground
floor projecting square bays inserted. Roof has moulded kneelers and 3 ridge
chimneys. Rear wing has steeply-pitched roof.

Historical note: the home of the actor Stephen Kemble in the early C19.

Listing NGR: NZ2696341993

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26414568

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Recommended Books

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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)