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Towler Hill Farmhouse

A Grade II Listed Building in Cotherstone, County Durham

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.5562 / 54°33'22"N

Longitude: -1.9452 / 1°56'42"W

OS Eastings: 403641

OS Northings: 517884

OS Grid: NZ036178

Mapcode National: GBR GHVR.NH

Mapcode Global: WHB4D.2RZ0

Plus Code: 9C6WH343+FW

Entry Name: Towler Hill Farmhouse

Listing Date: 17 June 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1159976

English Heritage Legacy ID: 111213

ID on this website: 101159976

Location: County Durham, DL12

County: County Durham

Civil Parish: Cotherstone

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham

Tagged with: Farmhouse

Description


COTHERSTONE LARTINGTON LANE NZ 01 NW (North side,off) 16/50 Towler Hill Farmhouse II Farmhouse, now 2 dwellings. Mid C18 house and late C18-early C19 left section, the latter a byre conversion. Squared rubble; sandstone-flagged roof and stone chimney stacks. Continuous, 2-storey front: 3-bay house, and left section of 2 wide bays. Flush quoins at ends and at joint between sections. Openings have stone, flat-arched lintels with segmental tops. Left section openings altered in late C20. Replaced 2-pane sashes.

House to right has central replaced glazed door and overlight; paired sashes in late C20 opening to left, single sash to right and 3 windows above. Left section has replaced partly-glazed door to right; single and paired sashes to left and 2 windows above. Continuous roof has coped gables and a coping above junction; all copings have shaped kneelers. Right end stack, central and left ridge stacks; all with top bands and water tables. Rear has scattered, replaced 2-pane sashes.

Interior: right ground-floor room of original farmhouse has large stone fireplace with projecting lintel on corbelled jambs.

Listing NGR: NZ0364117884

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