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Latitude: 54.6988 / 54°41'55"N
Longitude: -1.7533 / 1°45'12"W
OS Eastings: 415994
OS Northings: 533779
OS Grid: NZ159337
Mapcode National: GBR JG63.6D
Mapcode Global: WHC51.15C5
Plus Code: 9C6WM6XW+GM
Entry Name: Fir Tree Grange
Listing Date: 5 June 1987
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1229281
English Heritage Legacy ID: 403784
Also known as: Smelt House
ID on this website: 101229281
Location: Low Beechburn, County Durham, DL15
County: County Durham
Electoral Ward/Division: Crook
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Traditional County: Durham
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham
Church of England Parish: Crook
Church of England Diocese: Durham
CROOK AND WILLINGTON HOWDEN LE WEAR NZ 13 SE
32/35 Fir Tree Grange
GV II
Formerly known as Smelt House. House, now hostel. Circa 1846, with billiard room wing dated 1883. Small blocks of coursed squared sandstone with ashlar plinth, and tooled-and-margined dressings, and quoins. Roof of graduated stone flags with stone gable copings. Crested ridge tiles, many missings. L-plan. 2 storeys, 4 bays. Modified early C17 style. Tudor-arched door with sidelights under drip mould at right; windows of varying numbers of lights in double- chamfered raised surrounds with ears, feet and middle blocks; ground-floor drip moulds. Steeply-pitched roof has 2-light windows in 3 gabled dormers; moulded gable copings; kneelers have ball finials; dormer finials are reversed hearts; 3 very tall ridge chimneys have conjoined stacks with cornices and blocking courses. Saddle-back tower over right return rear entrance. Left return external stack has 1511 date, perhaps referring to earlier house.
Interior: close-string dogleg stair has broad ramped grip handrail, with heart pendants and ball finials on newels;court cupboards built into 2 principal ground floor rooms; Gothic-style panelled doors throughout; 2 high-quality Jacobean-style chimney pieces in ground-floor rooms to left of entrance and at rear. Minton tiles on hall floor; C19 painted glass in hall window over door.
Listing NGR: NZ1599433779
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