Description

NZ 15 NE WHICKHAM B6314
(north side)
Gibside Estate.
10/106
Gibside
1.2.50

G.V. II*

Large house. 1603-20 for William Blakiston; enlarged mid-C18 for
George Bowes; 1805 top floor removed, original porch reconstructed and
high battlemented parapet added for 10th Earl of Strathmore. Ashlar sandstone.
Main block: two storeys, 5 bays. Central square projecting bay contains
3-centred-arched door in Tuscan doorcase with tall plinths; cartouche flanked
by figures above entablature; plaque below entablature inscribed WB 1620
and BS 1805. Mullioned and transomed 6-light windows in bays either side
and above door; 2 lights in returns of bays and set back at left. High
battlements, those above bays 2 and 3 containing cross slits. Later wing
projects at right: 2 storeys, 4 bays: stone mullioned and transomed 2-light
windows. Roofless at time of survey. Sources: C. Hussey 'Gibside,County
Durham' I and II in Country Life Feb. 8 and Feb. 15, 1952, 354-357
and 422-425. Durham County Council catalogue Streatlam and Gibside
The Bowes and Strathmore Families in Co. Durham 1980.

Listing NGR: NZ1761558911

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17535207

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Recommended Books

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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Old House Care and Repair