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Attwood Place

A Grade II Listed Building in Tow Law, County Durham

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.7451 / 54°44'42"N

Longitude: -1.8213 / 1°49'16"W

OS Eastings: 411599

OS Northings: 538924

OS Grid: NZ115389

Mapcode National: GBR HFQK.HS

Mapcode Global: WHC4L.ZZVP

Plus Code: 9C6WP5WH+3F

Entry Name: Attwood Place

Listing Date: 5 June 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1232517

English Heritage Legacy ID: 407897

ID on this website: 101232517

Location: Tow Law, County Durham, DL13

County: County Durham

Civil Parish: Tow Law

Built-Up Area: Tow Law

Traditional County: Durham

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham

Church of England Parish: Tow Law

Church of England Diocese: Durham

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Description


TOW LAW IRONWORKS ROAD
NZ 13 NW (North side)

23/313 Attwood Place
Nos. 1-5
consecutive
GV II
Terrace of houses. Mid C19 for Attwood, owner of Weardale Iron Company.
Coursed squared sandstone with ashlar quoins and dressings; left 3 bays rendered.
Welsh slate roof with stone gable copings and yellow brick chimneys. 2 storeys,
9 bays, the central 3 projecting slightly under low gable. Central 6-panelled
double door with side and overlights under label mould; hardboard-covered door
at centre left and 6-panelled door at centre right in raised alternate-block
jambs under lintels carved in imitation of voussoirs. Similar surrounds to 2
ground-floor and 3 first-floor windows, most with late C19-type sashes, in
outer houses; central projection contains full-height canted bays flanking door,
and small oriel over door, with stone-flagged roofs; gable peak has blind
roundel under coping resting on moulded kneelers. 4 ridge chimneys have tall
yellow pots with downward-pointing flue vents.

Rear shows lozenge-shaped stair windows with diagonally-sliding sashes.


Listing NGR: NZ1159938924

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