Bishop Cosin'S Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 May 1952. A 1700 House. 8 related planning applications.
Bishop Cosin'S Hall
- WRENN ID
- outer-paling-hemlock
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 May 1952
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
DURHAM AND FRAMWELLGATE PALACE GREEN NZ 2742 SW (East side)
14/359 Bishop Cosin's Hall 6/5/52 GV II*
House, originally Archdeacons's Inn, later university hall of residence. Circa 1700. Brick of varied English garden wall bond, with rendered brick and painted ashlar dressings; stone flagged roof; banded brick chimneys. 3 storeys, 7 bays. Double half-glazed door in third bay in large elaborate case: panelled curved reveal to door under rococo shell in round arch; this flanked by fluted Ionic pilasters supporting entablatures with leaf-carved pulvinated frieze; from these spring a high segmental modillioned arch, its tympanum filled with leaf carving. Sash windows with fine glazing bars have shaped brick aprons and projecting stone sills, and stone-keyed flat brick arches. Parapet has flat stone coping. Darker brick at floor levels. 4 transverse ridge chimneys. Round cast-iron tie-ends. Sun and Phoenix insurance plaques.
Interior converted to flats; central stair has winders and long landings; balustrade renewed. Some 2-panelled doors with architraves.
Listing NGR: NZ2742742266
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