Thorpe Grange Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1967. House. 3 related planning applications.
Thorpe Grange Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- winter-window-juniper
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 January 1967
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
NZ 01 SE WYCLIFFE WITH THORPE A66 (North side, off)
6/188 Thorpe Grange 12.1.67 Farmhouse
GV II
House, formerly Inn. Late C18, reduced in size after 1944 fire. Squared stone with cut dressings; graduated stone slate roof. L-plan. 2 storeys, 3 windows. Rusticated quoins. Left fielded-panel door with 3-pane overlight in architrave with moulded frieze and cornice; right old bow windows with 8,- 12-and 8-pane sashes, beaded frieze and flat lead top. Renewed 12-pane sashes in architraves above. Coped gables on moulded kneelers; low corniced end stacks. Rear wing on right return shows 4-pane sash with renewed 12-pane sash above.
Historical note; house is claimed to be the former George and New Inn, at which Charles Dickens stayed while researching 'Nicholas Nickleby'.
C20 extension to rear and single-storey wing on west (replacing 3 bays of original house destroyed in the fire)are not of special interest.
Listing NGR: NZ0932112770
Detailed Attributes
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