Description

RAWTHORPE LANE
1.
5113
Rawthorpe
Nos 175 to 179 (odd)
(Rawthorpe Old Ball)
SE 1617 29/1135
II
2.
C16 or C17 extemally, but possibly mediaeval. In the C15 it was owned by
Henry Longley or Langley, brother of Cardinal Thomas Longley, Bishop of Durham
(1406-37), and Lord Chancellor to Henry IV and Henry V. Hammer dressed stone.
Pitched stone slate. Central hall range of one storey and attic. 2 wings
of 2 storeys each. Nearly all modern windows and doors, but door to screens
passage at west end of hall range has 4-centred arch with plain chamfer. Corresponding
door in porch at north end of passage has plain chamferred lintel. Projecting
chimney breast on west side of west wing, 1st floor of west wall of east wing
is slate hung on timber frame, and coved at eaves. East wall of east wing
is hand made red brick, and has one 3-light stone mullioned window. Stables
and outhouses to north of east wing.

Listing NGR: SE1628817597

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26566844

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Recommended Books

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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)