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NZ 05 SE
5/91

CONSETT
Shotley Bridge
WEST LAW ROAD (West side)
Stables and barn at West Law Farm

(Formerly listed as Stables and barn at West Low Farm)

II
Half of long-house, now stables and barn. Late. C17; barely-legible date ? 1677 and initials JC above door. C18 alterations. Coursed sandstone rubble with boulder plinth, some quoins and ashlar dressings; Welsh slate roof. One storey, five bays. Two-panel door at left in moulded lugged surround under pulvinated frieze and cornice; faint inscription on architrave. Four-pane fixed light under rough stone lintel to right of door; right part has boarded door, flanking four-pane lights in plain stone surrounds and small slit vent at right end; six-pane light over door.

Interior: loft floor inserted; swept roof trusses have two pegged collars and two levels of purlins. Left, house, part so seriously altered as not to be of special interest.

Listing NGR: NZ0992754199

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26551902

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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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