We don't have any photos of this building yet. Why don't you be the first to send us one?
Latitude: 54.6758 / 54°40'32"N
Longitude: -1.7695 / 1°46'10"W
OS Eastings: 414960
OS Northings: 531216
OS Grid: NZ149312
Mapcode National: GBR JG2C.PN
Mapcode Global: WHC50.SQKT
Plus Code: 9C6WM6GJ+85
Entry Name: Belfry House
Listing Date: 17 April 1952
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1229327
English Heritage Legacy ID: 404160
ID on this website: 101229327
Location: Witton-le-Wear, County Durham, DL14
County: County Durham
Civil Parish: Witton-le-Wear
Built-Up Area: Witton-le-Wear
Traditional County: Durham
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham
Church of England Parish: Witton-le-Wear
Church of England Diocese: Durham
Tagged with: House
CROOK AND WILLINGTON STATION ROAD
NZ 1431
(south side)
Witton-le-Wear
41/43 No. 9
17/4/52 (Belfry House)
GV II
School, now house. 1787 for Rev. John Farrer, vicar; C19 wing. Thinly-rendered
roughly-coursed sandstone rubble with ashlar quoins and some dressings; other
dressings brick; pantiled roof has 2 rows of stone slates at eaves, stone ridge
tiles, left stone kneeler and gable coping, rendered stacks. 2-storey, 3-bay
main block with projecting central 3-storey tower; projecting left wing of 2
low storeys, one bay. Tower has 6-pane window under flat brick arch, to right
of centre on ground floor, central round-headed window with glazing bars and
brick arch on first floor and cross-loop on second floor. Flanking bays have
paired narrow sashes under flat brick arches on ground floor; blocked first
floor windows, that at right with flat brick arch. Left wing has small square
ground-floor window, and central late C19 sash on first floor, under flat stone
lintels. Pyramidal tower roof; end chimneys. Right return of tower has 4-panel
door in later porch.
Interior: dog-leg stair in tower has carved graffiti revealed on second flight.
Some 2-panel doors.
Listing NGR: NZ1496031216
External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.
Other nearby listed buildings
