Description

GREENHEAD A 69(T)
NY 66 SE
(South side, off)
15/70 Blenkinsopp Castle
10/6/52 (previously listed
in the Civil Parish
of Blenkinsopp)
II

House incorporating fragments of a medieval tower house. Licence to crenellate
1340; colliery agent's house added c.1832 (possibly by John Dobson); enlarged
and largely rebuilt in Tudor style 1877-80 for William Lisle Blenkinsopp Coulson.
First floor of 1880 entrance block removed in 1986. Dressed and squared stone
incorporating some Roman material; roofs and chimneys of occupied west and north
ranges are not visible; entrance block and agent's house now roofless ruins.
Square-plan entrance block with agent's house set back on east and L-plan north
range and house, with wall enclosing small yard, on west. Tudor style c.1880
details. Mainly 2- and 3-light mullioned windows under hoodmoulds.

2-bay entrance block incorporates medieval fabric especially in east will:
4-centred moulded doorway (in square frame with foliage-carved spandrels under
hoodmould) and 3-light window on front. 2-bay agent's house has window with
re-set cable-moulded surround on front and projecting bay window on east return.
2-storey occupied house at west has one-bay front and 2-bay returns: 2-light
first-floor-oriel window on front; embattled parapets; medieval fabric (including
ground-floor room with rubble ceiling and external wall footings) at north-west
corner. Wall enclosing yard has central round archway and incorporates re-set
carved Roman and medieval fragments. 2-storey, 6-bay north range with 2-bay
rear elevation of agent's house at east: 2- and 3-light windows and embattled
parapet on 6-bay section; 3-light windows with arched heads on agent's house.
Archway and former stable block (now restaurant) on west return of occupied
house are not of special interest. Apart from the occupied house and north
range, the remains are in a derelict condition. Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Listing NGR: NY6648564506

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Blenkinsopp Castle at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q4926062

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Recommended Books

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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide