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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