Description

DURHAM AND FRAMWELLGATE SOUTH BAILEY
NZ 2741 NW (East side)

16/422 No. 4
6/5/52 (St. John's College)
Second part

GV II*

House, now college. C17; c.1760 alterations. Bowes family house from C17;
alterations by Earl of Strathmore. Sandstone rubble with ashlar plinth
and irregular large quoins and ashlar dressings; roof not visible. 2 storeys,
3 bays. 3 ground-floor sashes, and 2 on first floor, all with glazing bars,
fine on first floor, have flat stone lintels and sloping stone flag sills.
Narrow blocked opening at left on first floor.

Interior: first floor salon has door and window woodwork richly carved,
including overdoor with bolection frieze, carved dado rail and skirting board.
Coved ceiling has early rococo plasterwork with centre and enriched border.
White marble chimney piece with free-standing reeded columns.

Listing NGR: NZ2738341951

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17536423

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Recommended Books

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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)