Greystones is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1994. Former vicarage. 1 related planning application.
Greystones
- WRENN ID
- low-rafter-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1994
- Type
- Former vicarage
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Former Vicarage. c1830, restored c1990. Built by Lady Londonderry for the Rev O J Creswell. Coursed stone with ashlar dressings and slate roofs, various ashlar stacks. Quoins, raised and coped gables with kneelers, moulded plinth and first floor band. 2 storeys. South front has recessed centre with a 5-light cross mullion window, with above a wooden 3-light cross mullion window topped with a stepped gable. Eitherside projecting wings, that to the left with a canted bay with 4-light cross mullion window, and that to right with a 5-light cross mullion window. Above a wooden 3-light cross mullion window on each side. West front has a 2 storey porch with a 4-centred arched moulded doorway with carved spandrels, a hood mould and coat-of-arms. Above a single light window with hood mould. To the right a broad external stack flanked by single 6-pane windows, above to the left a 2-light mullion window. Irregularly gabled rear front with a single traceried stair window and a small circular porch with a single plank door in a moulded surround. This building is listed as a very early and influential example of the Gothic Revival style.
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