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Langley Hall

A Grade II Listed Building in Burnhope, County Durham

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8139 / 54°48'50"N

Longitude: -1.6739 / 1°40'25"W

OS Eastings: 421056

OS Northings: 546612

OS Grid: NZ210466

Mapcode National: GBR JDRS.D4

Mapcode Global: WHC4H.885D

Plus Code: 9C6WR87G+HF

Entry Name: Langley Hall

Listing Date: 6 February 1952

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1145890

English Heritage Legacy ID: 350611

ID on this website: 101145890

Location: County Durham, DH7

County: County Durham

Civil Parish: Burnhope

Traditional County: Durham

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham

Church of England Parish: Lanchester and Burnhope

Church of England Diocese: Durham

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Description


LANGLEY LANGLEY LANE
NZ 24 NW (North side, off)

7/104 Langley Hall
6/2/52
II

Remains of Langley Hall. Early C16 for Henry Lord Scrope, the manor having
been in his family before that. Large sandstone blocks with ashlar dressings;
roofless at time of survey. Original plan probably 3 ranges round a courtyard;
only fragments survive, some to 2 high storeys. North range mostly collapsed;
first-floor has corbelled parapet on east; interior shows remains of corbelled
fire-hood. South range 2 storeys, 5 bays; side facing yard has chamfered
Tudor-arched head to doorway in second bay flanked by rectangular lights; 3
larger lights above have hollow chamfers. Evidence of external stair at west
end to door with armorial shields in surrounds. Interior of this range also
has fragments of first-floor fireplace; probably first-floor hall.

Source: Mackenzie and Ross, View of the County Palatine of Durham, Newcastle
1834, 230-231.

Scheduled ancient monument.


Listing NGR: NZ2105646612

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