Greencroft Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1987. A C18 Residential.

Greencroft Cottage

WRENN ID
forgotten-steeple-nettle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Country
England
Date first listed
24 June 1987
Type
Residential
Source
Historic England listing

Description

GREENCROFT A691 NZ 14 SE (North side, off)

6/39 Greencroft Cottage

II

House in grounds of Greencroft Hall (now demolished); Dower house and gamekeeper's house at various times; at one time divided into 2. Early C18 core with late C18/early C19 additions and alterations. Pebble dash render on sandstone rubble, with tooled ashlar dressings and some quoins visible; roof has front slope of concrete tiles, rear of Welsh slate, with stone gable copings and ashlar chimneys. L-plan. 2 storeys, 5 bays, the left wider, with rear left wing. Round-headed plain stone surround to central renewed 6-panel door and patterned fanlight; plain stone surrounds to 16-pane sashes. Rear one-storey, 4-bay outshut under catslide roof has similar surround to door with 6 beaded panels; 16-pane sash with wedge stone lintel, projecting stone sill and panelled external shutters. 2-light horizontal sliding sash with glazing bars in inner return of 2-storey, one-bay rear wing.

Interior has some early C18 doors; most doors in early C19 fluted architraves with corner paterae.

Listing NGR: NZ1624249159

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