Description

DURHAM AND FRAMWELLGATE OLD ELVET
NZ 2742 SE (North side)

15/318 No. 25
30/4/71
GV II

House, mid-late C18 with alterations. Incised stucco with plinth. Welsh slate
roof with rendered brick copings and chimney. 3 storeys, 3 bays, irregular.
5-panel door in hollow-chamfered surround under swell frieze and stone cornice
hood on modern iron brackets. 2-storey canted outer bays. Stair windows at
intermediate levels to left of door. All windows sashes, some early C19 but
without glazing bars. Right end chimney. Gable copings on kneelers. 2 C20
wide dormers. Boot scraper recess by door.

Interior reported to have 2 staircases, one open-string and dog-legged with
ramped handrail on column and vase balusters; the second at rear incorporating
re-used parts of lower flight of main stair.

Included for group value.

Source: F.J. Johnson. Historic Staircases of Durham City Durham 197O.

Listing NGR: NZ2795942240

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26414584

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Recommended Books

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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)