Description

DURHAM AND FRAMWELLGATE

NZ 2742 SE
15/336
19/10/62

OLD ELVET
(North side)
Nos. 50 and 51
(University Department
of Philosophy)

GV
II

2 houses. No. 50 mid-late C18 with alterations, No. 51 early-mid C19. Stucco
with stone plinth. Welsh slate roofs, brick chimneys. No. 50: 3 storeys
and attic, 2 wide bays, irregular; No. 51: 3 storeys, 2 bays. No. 50 has
arched passage entrance at right, to right of 6-panel door in architrave
under fanlight and open pediment. 2-storey bow to left, with parapet top.
Other windows single, and all are early C20 replacements with upper glazing
bars and stone sills. End chimneys; inserted gabled dormer.
No. 51 has 4-panel door and overlight in architrave at left. Two 12-pane
sashes in boxes with stone sills on each floor. Low-pitched roof with no
visible chimneys.

Interior reported to have late C18 open-string dogleg stair with ramped
handrail on stick balusters.

Source: F.F. Johnson. Historic Staircases in Durham City Durham 1970.

Listing NGR: NZ2774942356

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• 50 and 51 Old Elvet official website
• Wikidata Q26454325

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Recommended Books

• 
  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
• 
  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version