Description

DURHAM AND FRAMWELLGATE PALACE GREEN
NZ 2742 SW (East side)

14/362 Former writing and
6/5/52 plainsong school

GV II

Writing and plainsong school, part of almshouse block, now office. 1668
by Longstaffe for Bishop Cosin. Coursed squared sandstone with ashlar
dressings; stone-flagged roof with stone gable copings. One storey and
attic; one gabled bay and narrow left entrance bay. Partly-glazed studded
panelled door in flat Tudor-arched surround under high dripmould; 2 ground-
floor cross windows and 3-light attic window have renewed double-chamfered
surrounds and stone mullions. Gable coping rests on moulded kneeler at
left, and is keyed into 1928 building at right. Coat of arms and eroded
scroll beneath attic window.

Listing NGR: NZ2741242223

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26454625

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Recommended Books

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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)