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
Constituency
Easington MP: Grahame Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 June 1994
Type
Former vicarage
Address
Greystones, Church Lane, Seaham
OS grid reference
NZ 423 505
Coordinates
54.84755, -1.34251
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Greystones is a former vicarage built around 1830 and restored around 1990. It was constructed by Lady Londonderry for the Reverend O J Creswell. The building features coursed stone with ashlar dressings and slate roofs, along with various ashlar stacks. It has quoins, raised and coped gables with kneelers, a moulded plinth, and a first-floor band. The structure is two storeys tall.

The south front has a recessed centre with a five-light cross mullion window, above which is a wooden three-light cross mullion window topped with a stepped gable. There are projecting wings on either side; the left wing has a canted bay with a four-light cross mullion window, while the right wing features a five-light cross mullion window. Each side has a wooden three-light cross mullion window above.

The west front includes a two-storey porch with a four-centred arched moulded doorway that has carved spandrels, a hood mould, and a coat-of-arms. Above this doorway is a single light window with a hood mould. To the right, there is a broad external stack flanked by single six-pane windows, and above to the left is a two-light mullion window.

The rear front is irregularly gabled and features a single traceried stair window and a small circular porch with a single plank door in a moulded surround. This building is recognized as a very early and influential example of the Gothic Revival style.

Local climate

Greystones sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 4 transactions since 1998
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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