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Latitude: 54.8173 / 54°49'2"N
Longitude: -1.4009 / 1°24'3"W
OS Eastings: 438597
OS Northings: 547101
OS Grid: NZ385471
Mapcode National: GBR LDNQ.HX
Mapcode Global: WHD5R.G54T
Plus Code: 9C6WRH8X+WJ
Entry Name: East Farmhouse
Listing Date: 14 February 1985
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1277400
English Heritage Legacy ID: 407055
ID on this website: 101277400
Location: Murton, County Durham, SR7
County: County Durham
Civil Parish: Murton
Built-Up Area: Murton
Traditional County: Durham
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham
Church of England Parish: Murton Holy Trinity
Church of England Diocese: Durham
Tagged with: Farmhouse
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EAST MURTON
MURTON VILLAGE
East Farmhouse
GV
II
Farmhouse. Mid C18 with early C19 addition to left. Limewashed rubble, pantiled
roofs and renewed brick stacks. Long, narrow rectangular plan. Early C18 range has
2 storeys, 4 windows. Massive stone plinth. 2 steps up to C19 3-panel door with
overlight at left. Blocked original doorway and a 16-pane horizontal sliding sash
window to right. Remaining windows have C19 4-pane sashes and all windows have
wedge lintels of oak. Plain close eaves. Low, coped gable parapet with kneelers.
Moderately-pitched roof includes some black-glazed pantiles. C20 brick gable stacks.
Attached lower early C19 range to left: 2 storeys, 2 windows. 4-pane sashes. Low
pitched roof, hipped at left, has C20 central ridge stack. Single-bay left return.
Interior: C18 range has one ground floor room with ceiling beams of differing
widths. Some of these beams are chamfered, some are plain and all may have been
re-used from an earlier building. 3 pairs of heavy upper crucks are partly visible
in first floor bedrooms of C18 range. 2 pairs of thin upper crucks also partly
visible in the early C19 addition.
Listing NGR: NZ3859747101
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