Union Society is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 May 1952. Society building. 3 related planning applications.
Union Society
- WRENN ID
- roaming-banister-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 May 1952
- Type
- Society building
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
DURHAM AND FRAMWELLGATE NORTH BAILEY NZ 2742 SW (East side)
No. 24 (formerly 14/265 listed as No. 24 6/5/52 and No. 24 bis) (Union Society)
GV II
2 houses now one. Circa 1700 and mid C18 with C20 alterations. Painted incised stucco on brick with painted ashlar plinth and dressings; Welsh slate roof with stone gable copings. 2 storeys and attics; 5 bays. 6-panel door in first bay in architrave under pulvinated frieze and cornice with central panel; large Venetian window above. 6-panel door and 3-pane overlight with louvred ventilator inserted in third bay. Projecting stone sills to sashes with glazing bars in plain reveals; wide boxes on upper floor and attics; external shutters to 2 right ground floor windows. Narrow inserted windows flank ground-floor sash in second bay. Dog-tooth cornice to 4 right bays. Gabled left dormers. Boot- scraper recess beside left door. Left part reported to contain an exceptionally fine staircase with moulded wreathed handrail on turned balusters, carved tread ends, and curtail; Roman Doric distyle screen supporting gallery; Ionic ceiling cornice, and centre rose. Plainer stair in right house has high grip handrail on fat balusters with half-balusters at newels.
Source: F.F. Johnson, Historic Staircases in Durham City. Durham 1970.
Listing NGR: NZ2744142042
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