Description

NY 47 NE BEWCASTLE SLEETBECK

8/46 Sleetbeck

G.V. II

House. Probably late C17 for Sowerby family, with alterations dated with
initials, 1744 W. (&) A.G. (William & Anne Greenwell) over rear entrance.
Dressed calciferous sandstone on squared plinth with raised quoins; steeply
pitched green slate roof with coped gables and kneelers, ashlar ridge chimney
stacks. 2½ storeys, 7 bays. Off-centre C20 glazed door in moulded architrave
with dentilled moulded pediment; carved coat of arms of Greenwell with Sowerby,
above. 2-pane sash windows in C18 raised stone surrounds. 2-light attic
windows retain their original chamfered mullions and chamfered surrounds.
Out-shut to rear has entrance in plain stone surround, datestone above decorated
with carved scallop shells and leaves. Small blocked window to left; other
blocked windows are C18 and C19 with C20 windows in C20 openings. William
Greenwell was Sheriff of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1739, see Hudleston & Boumphrey,
Cumberland Families & Heraldry, 1978, pp139-140 & p316.

Listing NGR: NY4985776182

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26500546

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Recommended Books

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)