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Latitude: 54.7475 / 54°44'50"N
Longitude: -1.8983 / 1°53'53"W
OS Eastings: 406646
OS Northings: 539172
OS Grid: NZ066391
Mapcode National: GBR HF5J.TY
Mapcode Global: WHB3F.TX7X
Plus Code: 9C6WP4W2+XM
Entry Name: Bishop Oak
Listing Date: 31 January 1967
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1233201
English Heritage Legacy ID: 408544
ID on this website: 101233201
Location: County Durham, DL13
County: County Durham
Civil Parish: Wolsingham
Traditional County: Durham
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham
Church of England Parish: Wolsingham
Church of England Diocese: Durham
Tagged with: House
WOLSINGHAM LEAZES LANE
NZ 03 NE
(North end, off)
22/379 Wolsingham
31.1.67 Bishop Oak
GV II
House. Early C18 with c.1900 additions, and c.1925 alterations. Thin courses
of squared sandstone with ashlar dressings and quoins and rendered plinth; 1900
rear wing rendered. Stone flagged roof with gable copings. L-plan. 3 storeys,
4 bays, the windows in groups of 2. Circa 1925 metal casements in raised stone
surrounds with alternate-block jambs. Roof has gable copings on moulded
kneelers; corniced ashlar end chimneys. Added porch on left return. Interior:
left room has wide segmental-arched fireplace with voussoirs flattening out
over jambs; stop-chamfered beams in this room over stucco cornice. Right wall
panelled, with arched surround to central keyed round-headed cupboard doors
concealing solid brick pier. Right room entirely panelled, with shell-hooded
corner cupboard in right wall, and stucco cornice; ceiling underdrawn. Rear
open-well stair, the flight along the rear wall, has open string and panelled
narrow grip handrail on 2 fat column balusters per tread. First floor left
room has painted wood chimneypiece with enriched lugged architrave, pulvinated
frieze with central Aurora panel, egg-and-dart-moulded cornice, and side
droplets. Many C18 doors of 2,3, or 4 raised and fielded panels and original
hinges.
Wide queen-post roof has swept principals and butt purlins.
Listing NGR: NZ0664639172
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