Attwood Place

Attwood Place is a terrace of five houses built in the mid-19th century as part of the Weardale Iron Company’s development. The houses were commissioned by Attwood, the company’s owner. They are constructed from coursed squared sandstone, with ashlar quoins and dressings; the left-hand side of the three houses is rendered. The roofs are covered in Welsh slate, with stone gable copings and yellow brick chimneys.

The houses are two storeys high and have nine bays, with the central three projecting slightly and topped by a small gable. The central entrance has a six-panelled door with side and overlights, protected by a label mould. There is a hardboard-covered door to the left, and a six-panelled door to the right, both set within raised jambs that mimic the appearance of stone voussoirs. The ground floor has similar window surrounds, with late 19th-century-style sash windows in the outer houses. The projecting central section features full-height canted bays on either side of the entrance door, and a small oriel window above the door, all with stone-flagged roofs. The gable peak is adorned with a blind roundel set under the coping, which rests on moulded kneelers. Four ridge chimneys have tall yellow pots with downward-pointing flue vents.

The rear elevation features unusual lozenge-shaped stair windows with diagonally-sliding sashes.