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Peile House Shotley House Shotley House Cottage

A Grade II Listed Building in Benfieldside, County Durham

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8708 / 54°52'14"N

Longitude: -1.8562 / 1°51'22"W

OS Eastings: 409328

OS Northings: 552901

OS Grid: NZ093529

Mapcode National: GBR HDG3.YR

Mapcode Global: WHC40.GTBV

Plus Code: 9C6WV4CV+8G

Entry Name: Peile House Shotley House Shotley House Cottage

Listing Date: 21 January 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1260917

English Heritage Legacy ID: 439095

Also known as: Shotley House

ID on this website: 101260917

Location: Shotley Bridge, County Durham, DH8

County: County Durham

Electoral Ward/Division: Benfieldside

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Consett

Traditional County: Durham

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham

Church of England Parish: Benfieldside

Church of England Diocese: Durham

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Description


NZ 05 SE CONSETT THE TERRACE
(East side)
Shotley Bridge
5/87 (inset) Shotley House,
Shotley House Cottage
and Peile House
GV II
House, now 3 separate houses. Built as Shotley House circa 1860 for J. Priestman.
Pecked, margined sandstone ashlar with plinth and quoins; Welsh slate roof with
ashlar and yellow brick chimneys. E-plan. Front range and long F-plan rear
range. Italianate style. Front range: 2 storeys, 3 bays. 6 wide steps up to
half-glazed door and side lights flanked by square Tuscan columns and pilasters,
under overlights and entablature with prominent cornice; etched glass in
principal lights. Sill band to 4-pane sash in plain stone surround above,
recessed under corbel table linking outer bays. Quoined outer bays have similar
sashes in 2-storey canted bays. Continuous first-floor-level band and top
entablature with paired curved stone brackets under wide eaves. Low-pitched
hipped roof has shallow hips over canted bays; 2 cruciform brick chimneys on
ashlar plinths; rear corniced ashlar chimneys on other ranges.
Left return has 2 bays of front range, that to right with square projecting bay,
and a fern-house grotto covering the left bay, with conservatory removed;
plainer 2-storey, set-back bay with left quoins; plain 2-storey, 4-bay rear wing
set back.
Right return has projecting central wing, now Shotley House Cottage; courtyard
behind with 2 ranges of servants' quarters and coach houses, now Peile House.
Rear range has pebble-dashed extended upper storey.
Interior of Shotley House: Imperial stair in central hall has wreaths and
curtails; 6-panel doors in architraves throughout; moulded panelled internal
shutters; some original marble chimneypieces; rich stucco decoration to ceiling
roses and cornices in late C18 style.


Listing NGR: NZ0932852901

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