Description

ELLAND NORTHGATE
SE 107211
2/73 Rose and crown, house
opposite west end of
St Mary's Church
24.1.68
G.V. II

Former public house now warehouse. Mid C17. Stone house, rendered. Stone
slate roof. Mid C17. 2-storey hall and projecting cross-wings; 'U' shaped
plan facing east. The east front has 3 gables with some original windows
surviving though the ground floor ones are much altered. The first floor window
to the central hall chamber is a stepped double chamfered mullioned window of
6 x 4 lights. This is flanked by double chamfered mullioned and transomed
windows of 10 lights in the cross-wings. All have string courses above and coped
gables with kneelers. The west elevation of the south wing has a 5-light
chamfered mullioned window (one light blocked) to first floor. The north wing
gable has rainwater spout and semi-circular plaque reading 'TJD 189O' (the date
of Thomas John Dobson's 21st birthday) faces into Dobson's yard (q+v.). The
wings retain original lateral external stacks. Interior largely gutted and part
of rear wall rebuilt in brick. Fireplace with broadly chamfered surrounds and
simple stops to the jambs; one has fine depressed Tudor arch with spandrels.
The roofs have King post trusses.

Listing NGR: SE1077121162

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26427096

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)